At a Florist in Brazil: Order a Bouquet and Add a Message — Practice

Choose a bouquet for the occasion

A florist is a floricultura and a bouquet is a buquê. Tell the florist the occasion, approximate budget, and preferred colors. If you do not know the flower names, describing the color and size is enough to start.

Ask about price and include a card

Cartão means card. Ask whether a written message is included and how many words fit. If the arrangement is for someone else, spell the recipient’s name slowly to avoid a mistake.

Confirm delivery details

Entrega means delivery. Give the recipient’s address and phone number, then confirm the delivery window and fee. For pickup, ask when the bouquet will be ready and whether it should be kept in water.

Remember: Name the occasion and budget, then confirm the card message and delivery or pickup plan.

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.

1. I’d like a small bouquet for a birthday.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Queria um buquê pequeno para um aniversário.

2. Can you put together something in shades of yellow?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você consegue montar algo em tons de amarelo?

3. Is this arrangement within my budget?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Esse arranjo fica dentro do meu orçamento?

4. Can you include a card with this message?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Pode incluir um cartão com esta mensagem?

5. Do you deliver to this address? What is the fee?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Vocês entregam neste endereço? Qual é a taxa?

6. What time will the bouquet be ready for pickup?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Que horas o buquê fica pronto para retirar?

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.

Name the occasion and budget, then confirm the card message and delivery or pickup plan.

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 Florist in Brazil: Order a Bouquet and Add a Message 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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