At a Brazilian Candy Shop: Choose Sweets and Ask the Price by Weight — Practice
A guided practice lesson with English explanations, Brazilian Portuguese examples, and answers you can check. Read the examples, recall the meaning, then say a version of your own.
Ask what sweets are available
Doce means a sweet or dessert, and doceria is a sweets shop. Brigadeiro is a popular chocolate-and-condensed-milk sweet; beijinho is a coconut version. Ask what flavors are available today and whether you can choose a mixed box.
| Brazilian Portuguese | English meaning |
|---|---|
| Quais doces vocês têm hoje? | What sweets do you have today? |
| Posso montar uma caixa com sabores diferentes? | Can I put together a box with different flavors? |
Check ingredients and portion size
Recheio means filling, and ingredientes means ingredients. If you have a dietary restriction, ask about the specific ingredient and request that the staff confirm. For a gift box, specify the number of pieces you want.
| Brazilian Portuguese | English meaning |
|---|---|
| Esse doce leva castanha? | Does this sweet contain nuts? |
| Quero uma caixa com seis unidades, por favor. | I’d like a box with six pieces, please. |
Ask whether the price is per piece or per kilo
Some sweets are priced by the unit; others may be sold by weight. Ask how they calculate the total before choosing many pieces. If you are buying a mixed selection, request a small box first and check the price at the counter.
| Brazilian Portuguese | English meaning |
|---|---|
| O preço é por unidade ou por quilo? | Is the price per piece or per kilo? |
| Quanto fica essa seleção? | How much does this selection come to? |
Remember: Use doce, unidade, recheio, and por quilo to choose sweets and check the total in Portuguese.
Check your understanding
Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.
Recall the Portuguese, then say it
Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.
What sweets do you have today?
Show a Portuguese answer
Quais doces vocês têm hoje?
Can I put together a box with different flavors?
Show a Portuguese answer
Posso montar uma caixa com sabores diferentes?
Does this sweet contain nuts?
Show a Portuguese answer
Esse doce leva castanha?
I’d like a box with six pieces, please.
Show a Portuguese answer
Quero uma caixa com seis unidades, por favor.
Is the price per piece or per kilo?
Show a Portuguese answer
O preço é por unidade ou por quilo?
How much does this selection come to?
Show a Portuguese answer
Quanto fica essa seleção?
Make the phrase useful to you
Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.
Use doce, unidade, recheio, and por quilo to choose sweets and check the total in Portuguese.
Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.
Sources and your next lesson
This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our At a Brazilian Candy Shop: Choose Sweets and Ask the Price by Weight lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.
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