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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for today's episode? We've been learning how to shop at markets and order food, so I thought we could dive into something practical — buying vegetables. Lucas: Yeah, that's perfect. And you know, if this show has been helping you make progress with Portuguese, the way it stays ad-free is through listener support. So if today's episode is useful, consider buying me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Totally. It keeps the podcast going and lets us keep teaching without interruptions. So, let's head to the feira — the street market. Lucas: Right. So, at the market, you'll see piles of vegetables. Let's learn how to ask for potatoes. Repeat after me: Eu quero um quilo de batata. Luna: Eu quero um quilo de batata. Lucas: Good. That means 'I want one kilo of potatoes.' The word 'quilo' is short for quilograma, which is kilogram. So you can swap 'batata' for other vegetables, like 'cenoura' for carrots. Luna: Ohh, so 'Eu quero um quilo de cenoura' would work too? Lucas: Exactly. Now, you'll also want to know the price. So, Quanto custa? That's 'How much does it cost?' Luna: Quanto custa? I remember that from earlier episodes. Lucas: Nice. And if the seller says a number, you might want to comment. If it's cheap, you say: É barato. If it's expensive: É caro. Luna: É barato. É caro. Lucas: Great. Then when you hand over the money, you can say: Aqui está. That's 'Here it is.' Luna: Aqui está. So I put it all together: I walk up, say 'Eu quero um quilo de batata,' then 'Quanto custa?' They say 'Cinco reais,' and I say 'É barato!' and then 'Aqui está.' Lucas: That's perfect. You just bought potatoes at a Brazilian market. Luna: Let me try that whole exchange again. Eu quero um quilo de batata. Quanto custa? É barato. Aqui está. Lucas: Yeah yeah yeah! You did it. But let's also practice with carrots. Repeat: Eu quero um quilo de cenoura. Luna: Eu quero um quilo de cenoura. Lucas: And if it's expensive: É caro. Try it. Luna: Eu quero um quilo de cenoura. Quanto custa? É caro? I guess I'd ask if it's expensive, but you taught me 'É caro' as a statement. Lucas: Right, you can ask 'É caro?' by raising your tone. So yes, 'É caro?' means 'Is it expensive?' Luna: Oh, cool. So that's a question. Let me try: Eu quero um quilo de batata. Quanto custa? É caro? Aqui está. Lucas: Excellent. Now imagine the seller says the price is reasonable. You can nod and say 'É barato.' Then pay and say 'Aqui está.' Luna: So 'É barato' is cheap, 'É caro' is expensive. Got it. Let's practice one more time with tomatoes. Tomate. Lucas: Sure. Repeat: Eu quero um quilo de tomate. Luna: Eu quero um quilo de tomate. Lucas: Quanto custa? Luna: Quanto custa? Lucas: É barato? Luna: É barato? Lucas: Aqui está. Luna: Aqui está. Lucas: Great job. So today we learned how to buy vegetables: Eu quero um quilo de batata, Quanto custa?, É barato, É caro, and Aqui está. Luna: Those are super useful. I feel ready to go to a feira now. Thanks, Lucas! Lucas: You're welcome. Practice these phrases, and next time we'll explore something new. See you then! Luna: Até logo!