Place a Custom Order in Portuguese and Confirm Pickup — Practice

Describe exactly what you want customized

Personalizado means personalized or custom-made. Name the material, size, color, and any spelling that needs to appear on the item. If a detail is exact, show it in writing so accents and names are copied correctly.

Ask which changes are possible before placing the order. Options depend on the product and the shop's process.

Confirm the price and expected completion date

Encomenda is an order and fica pronto means it will be ready. Ask the total price, any payment required, and when the item is expected to be ready. Do not assume that a custom order has the same return conditions as a ready-made product; ask the store about its terms.

Repeat the date and ask whether the shop will contact you when the order is ready.

Repeat the order details before you leave

Summarize the product, chosen options, spelling, and pickup date in one sentence. Ask for a written order number or confirmation if the store provides one.

Clear details help you notice a misunderstanding while there is still time to correct it.

Remember: Specify every custom detail, confirm the total and ready date, and repeat the order before leaving.

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 to order a blue mug with this name written in white.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Quero encomendar uma caneca azul com este nome escrito em branco.

2. Can you make this model in another size?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Vocês conseguem fazer este modelo em outro tamanho?

3. What is the total price of the order?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Qual é o valor total da encomenda?

4. On what day should the order be ready?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Em que dia o pedido deve ficar pronto?

5. Just to confirm: one blue mug with the name Ana, to pick up on Friday.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Só para confirmar: uma caneca azul, com o nome Ana, para retirar na sexta.

6. Could you write down the order number for me?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você pode anotar o número do pedido para mim?

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.

Specify every custom detail, confirm the total and ready date, and repeat the order before leaving.

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 Place a Custom Order in Portuguese and Confirm Pickup 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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