Buy and Sell Used Items in Brazil: Portuguese for Marketplace Messages — Practice

Check whether the item is still available

Anúncio is a listing, produto is an item, and usado means used or second-hand. Start with Oi, ainda está disponível? (Hi, is it still available?). If you are selling, respond clearly and confirm which item the person means.

Ask about condition with Está funcionando bem? (Is it working well?) or Tem algum defeito? (Does it have any defect?). These questions work for many items, but inspect the object when possible.

Discuss the price and pickup details

To ask whether a price is flexible, say O preço é negociável? (Is the price negotiable?). If you agree, confirm the amount and how you will collect the item. Include a date, time, and meeting place; the exact arrangement depends on the people involved.

Online listings can change, so confirm that the item is still available before making a trip. Keep the exchange focused on details needed for the transaction.

Close the exchange with a clear confirmation

Repeat what you agreed on: the item, price, time, and meeting place. If you need to change the plan, tell the other person and suggest a specific alternative rather than leaving the message open.

Remember: Practice an availability question, a question about condition, and one message confirming pickup. Replace the sample details with a realistic example.

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. Hi, is the bicycle still available?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Oi, a bicicleta ainda está disponível?

2. Does it have any scratches or defects?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tem algum risco ou defeito?

3. Can you send one more photo?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você pode mandar mais uma foto?

4. Would you accept three hundred reais?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você aceita trezentos reais?

5. Can I pick it up tomorrow afternoon?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Posso buscar amanhã à tarde?

6. What is an easy meeting point for you?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Qual é um ponto de encontro fácil para você?

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.

Practice an availability question, a question about condition, and one message confirming pickup. Replace the sample details with a realistic example.

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 Buy and Sell Used Items in Brazil: Portuguese for Marketplace Messages 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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