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- Lucas: Hey, welcome back to Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna. Ready for another episode? Lucas: Absolutely. Today we're going to the grocery store. A real-world scenario. Luna: Ooh, I love grocery shopping. But I always get confused when they ask 'quanto custa o quilo?' Lucas: Perfect. That's exactly what we'll cover. First word: quilo. Quilo means kilogram. Luna: Quilo. Quilo. Lucas: Yes. And if you want half a kilogram, you say meio quilo. Meio quilo. Luna: Meio quilo. So if I want one kilo of rice, I'd say: Eu quero um quilo de arroz. Lucas: Exactly. Eu quero um quilo de arroz. Let's break it down: Eu quero means I want, um quilo de arroz — one kilo of rice. Luna: Eu quero um quilo de arroz. Got it. Lucas: Now, the seller might ask: Quanto custa o quilo? How much does the kilo cost? Luna: Quanto custa o quilo? That's useful. Lucas: Let's practice a mini conversation. I'm the seller. You say: Eu quero um quilo de arroz. Luna: Eu quero um quilo de arroz. Lucas: And I say: O quilo custa cinco reais. The kilo costs five reais. Luna: O quilo custa cinco reais. Then I say: Está bom, obrigado. Lucas: And I say: De nada. You're welcome. Luna: De nada. That's a nice phrase to know. Lucas: Yes, de nada is very common. Always good to have a polite response. Luna: De nada. De nada. Lucas: Now, if you want half a kilo, you say: Eu quero meio quilo de arroz. Luna: Eu quero meio quilo de arroz. So meio quilo is half a kilo. Lucas: Right. Let's try a quick dialogue. You want half a kilo of beans. Feijão means beans. Luna: Feijão. So: Eu quero meio quilo de feijão. Lucas: Perfect. And I say: O quilo custa oito reais. How much is half a kilo? Four reais. Luna: Ah, so half the price. Makes sense. Lucas: Now, you might also need to ask: Quanto custa o quilo? when you see different items. Luna: Quanto custa o quilo? I'll remember that. Lucas: Let's review our phrases. First: quilo. Luna: Quilo. Lucas: Meio quilo. Luna: Meio quilo. Lucas: De nada. Luna: De nada. Lucas: Quanto custa o quilo? Luna: Quanto custa o quilo? Lucas: And Eu quero um quilo de arroz. Luna: Eu quero um quilo de arroz. Lucas: You're doing great. Now, you know, Fexingo is all about helping you make real progress with Portuguese. If you find these episodes useful, you can support the show at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Luna: Yeah, every little bit helps us keep making these lessons. And we really appreciate it. Lucas: So back to our grocery trip. Imagine you're at a market. You see oranges. Laranjas. Luna: Laranjas. I love oranges. Lucas: You can say: Quanto custa o quilo de laranja? Luna: Quanto custa o quilo de laranja? Lucas: The seller says: Quatro reais o quilo. You want two kilos? Dois quilos. Luna: Dois quilos. So I say: Eu quero dois quilos de laranja. Lucas: Perfect. And when you pay, you say obrigado. And the seller says de nada. Luna: De nada. I like that exchange. Lucas: Now let's try something. I'll be the seller, you be the customer. You want one kilo of potatoes. Batatas. Luna: Batatas. Ok. Eu quero um quilo de batatas. Lucas: O quilo de batata custa três reais. Luna: Está bom, obrigado. Lucas: De nada. Luna: That was smooth. Lucas: You did great. Notice we used de nada naturally. Luna: Yeah, de nada is perfect there. Lucas: Now, if the seller asks: Quanto você quer? How much do you want? You can say: Um quilo, por favor. Luna: Um quilo, por favor. Or meio quilo. Lucas: Exactly. Let's do one more. You want half a kilo of cheese. Queijo. Luna: Queijo. Eu quero meio quilo de queijo. Lucas: O quilo de queijo custa vinte reais. So meio quilo is ten reais. Luna: Ah, ten reais. Ok. Lucas: You say: Está bom, obrigado. Luna: Está bom, obrigado. Lucas: And I say: De nada. Luna: De nada. Lucas: See how easy it is? Now you can go to a grocery store in Brazil and ask for things by weight. Luna: I feel much more confident. Quilo, meio quilo, de nada. Lucas: And don't forget: Quanto custa o quilo? That's your key question. Luna: Quanto custa o quilo? Got it. Lucas: That's all for today. Practice these phrases and next time you're at a market, try them out. Luna: Obrigada, Lucas. And de nada to you too. Lucas: Ha, you're welcome. See you next time on Learn Portuguese with Fexingo. Luna: Tchau!