Portuguese Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Portuguese words for shopping to start with: comprar (buy), cartão (card), caro (expensive), pagar (pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

Handbags and shoes on shelves in a boutique
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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
buycomprarverbA1
cardcartãonounA1
expensivecaroadjA1
paypagarverbA1
pricepreçonounA1
cashdinheironounA2
cheapbaratoadjA2
costcustarverbA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
bagsaconounA1
moneydinheironounA1
pocketbolsonounA1
sizetamanhonounA1
creditcréditonounA2
packpacotenounA2
receiptrecibonounA2
bargainpechinchanounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
returndevolververbA2
consumerconsumidornounB1
retailretalhonounB1
warrantygarantianounB1
acquisitionaquisiçãonounB2
e-commercecomércio eletróniconounB2
merchandisemercadorianounB2
purchasecompranounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishPortugueseTypeLevel
broomvassouranounA2
antisepticantissépticonounB1
bleachlixívianounB1
detergentdetergentenounB1
disinfectantdesinfetantenounB1
fabric softeneramaciadornounB1
sanitizergel desinfetantenounB1
stain removertira-nódoasnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Portuguese words should I learn for shopping?

You could start with words like comprar (buy), cartão (card), caro (expensive), pagar (pay). This page lists 32 Portuguese words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Portuguese words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Portuguese words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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