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Dois Ingressos, Por Favor

A customer buys sold-out movie tickets and settles for a later showing — practicing estar esgotado, tem vaga/lugar, and box office vocabulary.
esgotado (sold out)tem vaga/lugarcomprar ingressos
🎧 Língua da Gente · Ep. 54
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Read the dialogue

A customer tries to buy movie tickets, but the desired showing is sold out.

A: Dois ingressos para Wolverine 3 das 18:30, por favor.

Two tickets for Wolverine 3 at 6:30pm please.

B: Desculpa senhora, a sessão das 18:30 já está esgotada.

I'm sorry ma'am, the 6:30 showing is all sold out.

A: Bom, você ainda tem vaga para mais tarde?

OK, do you have any openings for later on?

B: Tem sim. Tem lugar ainda para a das 20h30, mas só na sala XD, pode ser?

Yes, there are. There are still seats for 8:30pm, but just in the XD room, will that do?

A: Quanto é o XD?

How much is the XD?

B: Hoje é quarta, são R$ 25,00 o dia todo.

Today is Wednesday, it's R$ 25 reals all day.

A: E a inteira?

And the regular ones?

B: R$32,00

R$32 reals.

A: Tá, me dá então dois ingressos para a sessão das 20h30 por favor.

OK, give me two for the 8:30pm please.

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Language focus
Focus 1
Estar esgotado/a — To be sold out
English: to be sold out (resultant state)
Estar esgotado/a describes something completely sold out — tickets, products, anything unavailable due to demand.
A sessão das 18:30 já está esgotada.
The 6:30 showing is already sold out.Os ingressos estão esgotados.
The tickets are sold out.
Focus 2
Tem vaga / tem lugar — There's room / there are seats
English: there's an opening / there are seats available
Tem vaga and tem lugar are both used to ask about or confirm availability — for seats, spots, or openings of any kind.
Você ainda tem vaga para mais tarde?
Do you still have an opening for later?Tem lugar ainda para a das 20h30.
There are still seats for 8:30.
Focus 3
Comprando ingressos de cinema
English: buying movie tickets — vocabulary and prices
This dialogue models a full ticket-buying transaction, including asking prices and confirming a showtime.
Ingresso — ticket
Sessão — showing/screening
Sala — theater room
Inteira — full-price ticket
🎬 Cinema no Brasil Brazilian movie theaters often have discounted pricing on specific days (like Wednesdays, as in this dialogue) — a great way to save on tickets, especially for special formats like XD or IMAX.
🔊 Esgotada Esgotada agrees with the feminine sessão — remember to match gender when describing something as sold out.
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Exercises
Exercise 1 — Comprehension check
Choose the correct answer based on the dialogue.
Exercise 2 — Esgotada, tem vaga/lugar, ou ingresso?
Fill in each gap to complete the sentence with the correct word(s).
1. 1. A sessão das 18:30 já está .
2. 2. Você ainda tem para mais tarde?
3. 3. Tem ainda para a das 20h30.
4. 4. Me dá dois para a sessão das 20h30.
Exercise 3 — Vocabulário de cinema
Match each Portuguese word to its English meaning.
Exercise 4 — Your turn
Write a short dialogue (4-6 lines) buying movie tickets. Use estar esgotado/a, tem vaga/lugar, and cinema vocabulary.
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