How do you say 'mall' in Brazilian Portuguese?

You say shopping, pronounced 'shópin' with a nasal final syllable, as in 'Você quer se encontrar no shopping depois do almoço?'.

What does lanche mean in Portuguese?

A lanche is a light bite you eat between meals, like in 'Vamos parar para comer um lanche antes do cinema?'.

You can say 'Tira uma selfie da gente aqui na frente da loja?', using the word selfie, pronounced 'sélfi'.

It's Saturday, you meet up with a friend at the mall and spend the afternoon among shops, the food court, and photos on your phone.

Você quer se encontrar no shopping depois do almoço?

Do you want to meet up at the mall after lunch?

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shopping/ˈʃɔpĩ/
mallnoun
An enclosed building with many shops, a food court, and a movie theater.
selfie/ˈsɛwfi/
selfienoun
A photo you take of yourself, with the phone in your hand.
lanche/ˈlɐ̃ʃi/
snacknoun
Light food you eat between meals.
sanduíche/sɐ̃duˈiʃi/
sandwichnoun
Two slices of bread with cheese, ham, or something else in between.
coquetel/kokeˈtɛw/Also said kokiˈtɛw.
cocktailnoun
An alcoholic drink mixed with juice, ice, or soda.
suéter/suˈɛteʁ/Also said suˈɛteɾ.
sweaternoun
A wool or cotton top you pull on over your head to keep warm.
jeans/dʒĩs/Also said dʒĩʃ.
denimadjective
Made of the thick cotton fabric, almost always blue.
xampu/ʃɐ̃ˈpu/
shampoonoun
Liquid soap for washing your hair.
clicar/kliˈka/
clickverb
To press a button or a key.
deletar/deleˈta/
deleteverb
To erase a file from your computer or phone.

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Você quer se encontrar no shopping depois do almoço?
Do you want to meet up at the mall after lunch?
Tira uma selfie da gente aqui na frente da loja?
Can you take a selfie of us here in front of the store?
Vamos parar para comer um lanche antes do cinema?
Should we stop for a snack before the movie?
Eu vou pedir um sanduíche de queijo na praça de alimentação.
I'm going to order a cheese sandwich at the food court.
Depois das compras a gente pode tomar um coquetel?
After we shop, can we get a cocktail?
Você acha que esse suéter é quente demais para hoje?
Do you think this sweater is too warm for today?
Você viu o preço daquela jaqueta jeans na vitrine?
Did you see the price of that denim jacket in the window?
Preciso passar na farmácia para comprar xampu também.
I need to stop by the pharmacy to buy shampoo too.
É só clicar no botão verde para confirmar o pedido.
Just click the green button to confirm the order.
Você pode deletar aquela selfie que ficou escura?
Can you delete that selfie that came out dark?

shopping/ˈʃɔpĩ/
The first o is open, like in 'pot', and the final syllable comes out nasal: something like 'shópin'.
selfie/ˈsɛwfi/
The e is open, like in 'let', and the l sounds like a u: 'sélfi'.
lanche/ˈlɐ̃ʃi/
The lan- is nasal, the ch sounds like sh, and the final e comes out as i.
sanduíche/sɐ̃duˈiʃi/
The san- is nasal, the stress falls on the accented i, and the final e comes out as i.
coquetel/kokeˈtɛw/
The stress falls on the last e, which is open like in 'let', and the final l sounds like a u: 'coquetéu'.
suéter/suˈɛteʁ/
The accented é is open, like in 'let', and that's where the stress falls; the following e is closed.
jeans/dʒĩs/
It comes out in a single syllable, 'jins', with a nasal i.
xampu/ʃɐ̃ˈpu/
The x sounds like sh, and the syllable xam- is nasal; the stress falls on -pu.
deletar/deleˈta/
Both e's are closed, like in 'você', and the stress falls on -tar.

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How do you say 'mall' in Brazilian Portuguese?: You say shopping, pronounced 'shópin' with a nasal final syllable, as in 'Você quer se encontrar no shopping depois do almoço?'.
What does lanche mean in Portuguese?: A lanche is a light bite you eat between meals, like in 'Vamos parar para comer um lanche antes do cinema?'.
How do you ask someone to take a selfie in Portuguese?: You can say 'Tira uma selfie da gente aqui na frente da loja?', using the word selfie, pronounced 'sélfi'.

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