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- Assistente de loja: Boa tarde. Shop Assistant: Good afternoon.
- Posso ajudar o senhor? Can I help you, sir?
- Cliente: Boa tarde. Customer: Good afternoon.
- Sim, pode. Yes, you can.
- Eu preciso de um fato e de sapatos novos. I need a suit and new shoes.
- Estou a ver estes sapatos, I'm looking at these shoes,
- mas acho que gosto mais daqueles. but I think I like those better.
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Vocabulary
azulblue BonitoBeautiful, handsome, pretty, cute, nice a camisashirt o cantocorner clássicosclassics corcolour DecidirTo decide dizerto say, to tell EleganteElegant, stylish escolherto choose experimentarto try out, taste, experience o fatosuit, costume fácileasy o ladoside levarto take LisasPlain modernomodern NovosNew, young preçoprice primeirofirst prontosready masc.,pl. riscasstripes a roupaclothes os sapatosshoes sugerirto suggest a sugestãosuggestion TalvezMaybe tentarto try o toquetouch, twist, flair verto see, to look, to watch virto come 
Expressions
Boa tardeGood afternoon Estou a brincarI'm kidding, I'm joking, I'm playing mais novoyounger mais fácileasier Ao seu ladoNext to you, By your side sing.,formal Posso ajudar o senhor?Can I help you? sing.,formal,masc. Premium Feature: Smart Review
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Indeed, thanks!
This one was relatively hard for me. There were a number of words that were either new to me or I had forgotten them. But I was able to answer all the questions right without understanding fully what was going on.
There is a reference to’ canto ‘ as corner. Does esquina refer to an outer corner and canto to an inner corner?
Just this sentence was a bit too fast for me speed wise otherwise v good shorty
Depois de escolher o seu fato,pode decidir que sapatos prefere.
What does the é isso mean in the sentence Gosta mais daquela cor , é isso literally (it is that) ?
Does it mean “than that” ?
Olá! “É isso” in that context means “is that it”, i.e. “is that why you prefer the other shoes”?
muito obrigado
“Você é boa nisto.”
Again, I was told by my tutor that você is not used, but one speaks in the 3rd person for formal, “O senhor é boa nisto”.
Olá again Ron!
You’re right. Again, “você” shouldn’t be used. In this case should be “A senhora é boa nisto”. Or even “A menina é boa nisto”, since he’s an older man talking to a younger woman. The fact that he’s using the word “você” can be justified by the fact that these shorties are usually meant to be comedic, and “você” – for not being the most correct formal treatment – gives the idea that this client is a man not so educated as he wants to appear to be. Just like the flamboyant man on the other shortie!
I hope I’m not getting you even more confused about this!
Please let us know if you’re still struggling with this subject.
Cheers,
Luís
Couldn’t recall seeing “……é isso?” before among the useful phrases highlighted to learn
I was delighted to understand most of what was said the first time around, but still learned some new vocabulary, which is always fun, like a camisa lisa being a plain shirt. After MUCH confusion, the prepositions are FINALLY starting to click for me! I long for the day when I don’t have to stop and think out things like em + Isso = nisso and just say them naturally in a sentence, but someday it will come.
From the dialogue – “I’m looking at these shoes”. You have “Estou a ver estes sapatos” but I am struggling with this because it feels like you are missing “at” I keep translating it as “Estou a ver nestes (em + estes) sapatos”. Pode ajudar-me?
It seems that you are looking for a direct translation, but the proposed translation is not word per word, but an idiomatic alternative. “I’m looking at these shoes” would directly translate as “Eu estou a olhar para estes sapatos”, which is also a possibility in this context, but not necessarily the most used one. When referring to shopping, we tend to use “estou a ver” (I’m seeing) more than “estou a olhar” (I’m looking at) 🙂
I was watching one of the videos where Rui said you should repeat the verb back to the questioner in your answer. So in the below section from this quiz, would it be better to answer with: “Sim, quero, por favor?” instead of, “Sim, por favor”?
From the quiz:
Quer experimentar a roupa primeiro?
Do you want to try on the clothes first?
00:01:20Cliente: Sim, por favor.
Customer: Yes, please.
That isn’t a strict rule! Specially being a yes or no question. Both answers – “Sim, quero, por favor” or simply “Sim, por favor” – are totally correct. 🙂
I haven’t yet bought, or even looked for, clothes in Portugal. Is Portugal one of the countries where there are specific clothes set aside for customers to try on for fit, etc? Versus picking something off the rack and trying it on then those, if not bought, go back on the rack for others to try on? I ask due to the last sentence in the shortie with “nós temos camisas e fatos prontos para experimentar.” Not really that important, but thought I’d ask.
Oh, it depends on the store and on the type of item you’re looking for. Usually, you’ll be picking items off the rack, but for some things, you might have sample items to try on and you’ll then buy the corresponding neatly packed item. This is rather common with male formal shirts, for example.