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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another episode? Lucas: Absolutely. So, we've talked about foods, money, and even going to the market. Luna: Yeah, but today I want to know how to say 'to buy' and 'to pay' in Portuguese. Lucas: Great topic. Those are super useful. So, the verb 'to buy' in Portuguese is 'comprar'. Luna: Comprar. Lucas: Yes. Comprar. And 'to pay' is 'pagar'. Luna: Pagar. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice a simple sentence. 'I buy bread.' Eu compro pão. Luna: Eu compro pão. Lucas: Perfect. 'You pay at the counter.' Você paga no caixa. Luna: Você paga no caixa. Lucas: Good. And 'We buy fruit.' Nós compramos frutas. Luna: Nós compramos frutas. That's like 'nós' we learned before. Lucas: Right. So, imagine you're at the market. You see apples. You say 'Eu compro maçãs.' Luna: Eu compro maçãs. But wait, how do I ask where to pay? Lucas: Good question. You could say 'Onde eu pago?' Luna: Onde eu pago? That's simple. Lucas: Yeah. So let's practice a short dialogue. I'll be the seller. You're buying. You start. Luna: Okay. Eu compro pão e leite. Lucas: Boa. O total é cinco reais. Luna: Onde eu pago? Lucas: No caixa ali. Luna: Ah, entendi. Obrigada. Lucas: De nada. See how natural that felt? Now, a quick note. If Fexingo has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, consider supporting the show. It keeps us ad-free. Luna: Yeah, absolutely. If today was worth a coffee to you, that's the link: buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: Thanks for that. Now, back to pagar. Let's talk about paying with cash or card. Luna: How do you say 'I pay with cash'? Lucas: Eu pago em dinheiro. Luna: Eu pago em dinheiro. Lucas: And 'I pay with card' is Eu pago com cartão. Luna: Eu pago com cartão. Lucas: Great. Now, let's revisit the verbs. Comprar and pagar are regular -ar verbs. So the conjugation pattern is similar to other -ar verbs we've seen. Luna: Right, like falar and andar. Lucas: Exactly. So, eu compro, você compra, nós compramos. And eu pago, você paga, nós pagamos. Luna: Nós pagamos. Sounds good. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. Luna, can you say 'I buy fruit'? Luna: Eu compro frutas. Lucas: And 'You pay at the counter'? Luna: Você paga no caixa. Lucas: Perfect. Now try 'We buy bread and milk.' Luna: Nós compramos pão e leite. Lucas: Excellent. You're getting the hang of it. So today we learned comprar and pagar. Remember, comprar is to buy, pagar is to pay. Luna: I'll practice these. Next time I go to the market, I'll say 'Eu compro frutas' and 'Onde eu pago?'. Lucas: That's the spirit. Keep practicing these phrases, and they'll become second nature. Luna: Thanks, Lucas. And thanks to our listeners for joining us. Lucas: Yeah, practice these until we chat again. See you next time.