How do you say your suitcase is overweight in Portuguese?

You can say "Vou ter que pagar excesso de bagagem?" or "A balança marcou três quilos a mais."

How do you ask about the extra fee?

Ask "Tem alguma taxa para despachar essa mala?" or "Quanto custa o peso adicional na bagagem?"

Despachar means to hand your bag over for someone to carry to your destination, as in "Quero despachar só uma mala, por favor."

Your suitcase is three kilos over the limit and the check-in agent is waiting for you to decide.

Você pode colocar minha mala na balança?

Could you put my suitcase on the scale?

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mala/ˈmalɐ/
suitcasenoun
A case with a handle and wheels you pack clothes in for a trip.
balança/baˈlɐ̃sɐ/
scalenoun
A device that shows how much something weighs.
bagagem/baˈɡaʒẽj̃/
luggagenoun
The bags and cases a person brings on a trip.
excesso/eˈsɛsu/
excessnoun
An amount that goes beyond what was allowed or needed.
despachar/despaˈʃa/Also said dʒispaˈʃa, deʃpaˈʃa or dʒiʃpaˈʃa.
to check inverb
To hand something over for someone else to carry to another place.
balcão/bawˈkɐ̃w̃/
counternoun
A long, tall piece of furniture where a customer is served.
etiqueta/etʃiˈketɐ/
tagnoun
A piece of paper or plastic attached to something, with information about it.
taxa/ˈtaʃɐ/
feenoun
Money paid for a service.
cobrar/koˈbɾa/
to chargeverb
To ask for a certain amount of money for something sold or done.
adicional/adʒisioˈnaw/
additionaladjective
That which comes on top of, added to what already existed.

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Você pode colocar minha mala na balança?
Could you put my suitcase on the scale?
A balança marcou três quilos a mais.
The scale showed three kilos over.
Quanto custa levar bagagem acima do peso?
How much does it cost to check overweight luggage?
Vou ter que pagar excesso de bagagem?
Will I have to pay for excess baggage?
Quero despachar só uma mala, por favor.
I'd like to check in just one suitcase, please.
Onde fica o balcão para despachar bagagem?
Where's the counter for checking in luggage?
A etiqueta já está presa na mala?
Is the tag already attached to the suitcase?
Tem alguma taxa para despachar essa mala?
Is there a fee for checking this suitcase?
Vocês vão cobrar por cada quilo a mais?
Are you going to charge for every extra kilo?
Quanto custa o peso adicional na bagagem?
How much does the extra weight cost for the luggage?

balança/baˈlɐ̃sɐ/
The middle 'an' is nasal, the air comes out through the nose, and the stress falls on that syllable.
bagagem/baˈɡaʒẽj̃/
The stress is on 'ga' and the ending '-gem' is nasal, sounding like 'jain'.
excesso/eˈsɛsu/
The 'xc' sounds like a single s: 'essésso.' The e in the stressed syllable is open, like in the English 'bed,' and the final o sounds like u.
despachar/despaˈʃa/
The r at the end almost disappears in speech: it sounds like 'despachá.'
balcão/bawˈkɐ̃w̃/
The l sounds like a w: 'baw-cão.' The final 'ão' is nasal and carries the stress of the word.
etiqueta/etʃiˈketɐ/
The 'ti' sounds like 'tchi,' and the e in 'que,' the stressed syllable, is closed, like the e in the English word 'they.'
taxa/ˈtaʃɐ/
The x here sounds like ch: 'tacha.'
adicional/adʒisioˈnaw/
The 'di' sounds like 'dji' and the final l sounds like a w: 'adicionau.'

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How do you say your suitcase is overweight in Portuguese?: You can say "Vou ter que pagar excesso de bagagem?" or "A balança marcou três quilos a mais."
How do you ask about the extra fee?: Ask "Tem alguma taxa para despachar essa mala?" or "Quanto custa o peso adicional na bagagem?"
What does despachar mean at the airport?: Despachar means to hand your bag over for someone to carry to your destination, as in "Quero despachar só uma mala, por favor."

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