One of life’s most satisfying pleasures is to spend time at open outdoor markets, the feiras, as Brazilians call them. The sellers are amazing. They know exactly when the fruit will be ripe and they can help you choose the best one available. There’s also an art to how to settle on a price. In today’s lesson, we learn how to buy some mangos, one of the classic fruit treats that are found at feiras.

Dialogue

A: Ô moço, essas mangas estão boas?

B: As espadas estão ótimas.

A: OK, me dá umas 6 dessas.

B: Tá, mais alguma coisa?

A: Não, obrigada.


A: Excuse me, are these mangos ripe?

B: The “espadas” are great.

A: OK, give me 6 of them.

B: OK, anything else?

A: No thank you.