Olá amigos!

How many times have you been in a shop trying to find a product that you buy regularly, but cannnot remember the name for it in Portuguese? It can be even more frustrating if an attendant asks you if they can help you locate the item, but you cannot explain what it is.

This vocabulary will help you with some everyday personal hygiene products as well as some easy sentences you can use when talking to the attendant.

photo by shahee ilyas

1. Frases úteis – useful sentences

• Onde fica…? – Where can I find…?
• Quanto é…? – How much is it?
• Precisa de receita? – Do I need a prescription?
• Eu vou levar dois, por favor. – Can I have two, please?

Possíveis respostas – likely answers:

• No terceiro corredor à esquerda. – Third aisle on the left.
• Ao lado da sessão de shampoos. – Next to the shampoo section.
• Na sessão de cosméticos no último corredor. – In the cosmetics section, on the last isle.

2. Vocabulário útil – useful vocabulary
3. a) Sabonetes

• Shower gel – gel de banho
• Body wash – sabonete líquido para o corpo
• Bubble bath – espuma para banheira
• Hand wash – sabonete líquido para as mãos
• Bar soap – sabonete em barra

1. b) Limpeza pessoal

• Toilet roll / toilet paper – papel higiênico
• Box of tissues – caixa de lenços de papel
• Face towels – lenço de rosto

1. c) Higiene bucal

• Tooth paste – pasta dental
• Mouth wash – enxaguante bucal
• Dental floss – fio dental
• Tooth brush – escova de dentes

1. d) Cabelo

• Shampoo – xampu
• Dandruff shampoo – xampu anti-caspa
• Conditioner – condicionador
• Hair gel – gel de cabelo
• Hair mousse – mousse de cabelo

1. e) Higiene feminina

• Tampons – absorvente interno
• Pads – absorvente externo
• Panty liners – absorvente diário

1. f) Outros

• Shave cream – creme de barbear
• Razor blade – lâmina de barbear
• Moisturizer – hidratante
• Body lotion – loção corporal
• Hand lotion – loção de mão
• Face lotion – loção de rosto
• Deodorant – desodorante
• Nail polish – esmalte
• Nail polish remover – removedor de esmalte
• Foot powder – talco em pó para os pés
• Baby poder – talco de bebê
• Hand sanitizer – desinfetante para as mãos
• Make-up section – sessão de maquiagem
• Make-up remover – removedor de maquiagem

I hope this vocabulary will help a lot the next time you need to buy personal hygiene products. See you next week!