Spanish Phrases: Shopping phrases in Spanish

On the previous page, we gave a list of names of shops in Spanish. Here are some useful phrases to make your Spanish shopping experience complete...

voy a ...	-	I'm going to...
voy a la panadería	-	I'm going to the bakery
voy por ...	-	I'm going for some...
voy por (más) leche	-	I'm going for some (more) milk
voy por el/la ...	-	I'm going for the ...
voy por el vino	-	I'm going for the wine
comprar	-	to buy, "get"
voy a comprar (un libro)	-	I'm going to get (a book)
necesito ...	-	I need ...
tengo que comprar ...	-	I need to get ...
¿dónde lo compraste?	-	where did you get it?
lo compré en ...	-	I got it from ...
lo compré en el Walmart	-	I got it from Walmart
¿qué necesitas?	-	what do you need?
¿(necesitas) algo más?	-	(do you need) anything else?

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Parts of the shop

(pagar en) la caja	-	(to pay at) the till/checkout
(está en) la sección de ...	-	(it's in) the ... section
está en la planta baja	-	it's on the ground floor
está en el primer/secundo/tercer/cuarto piso	-	it's on the first/second/third/fourth floor
en el escaparate	-	on display, in the window
en la vitrina	-	on display, in the window (Mexico)

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Prices and amounts

Here are some useful phrases for talking about the prices of things and how much you're spending...

¿cuánto es?	-	how much is it?
¿qué precio tiene?	-	how much is it?
¿qué precio tiene el/la ...?	-	how much is the ...?
¿en cuánto sale?	-	how much does it come to?
¿en cuánto salió?	-	how much did it come to?
cuesta mucho	-	it's expensive
no cuesta tanto	-	it's not that expensive
es...	-	it's...
... barato, -a	-	... cheap
... caro, -a	-	... expensive
... económico, -a	-	... reasonable, cheap
... más económico, -a	-	... cheaper
... nuy barato, -a	-	... very cheap
... muy caro, -a	-	... very expensive
... una marca cara	-	... an expensive brand
sale más barato en ...	-	it's cheaper at ...
está en oferta	-	it's on special offer
está en dos por uno	-	there's a buy-one-get-one-free offer on it
¿puedo pagar con la tarjeta?	-	can I pay by credit card?

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Things the shopkeeper might say:

The following phrases are of course in additional to the general greetings that the shopkeeper might use:

¿paga en efectivo?	-	are you paying cash?
¿algo más?	-	is that everything?
¿quiere una bolsa?, ¿una bolsita?	-	would you like a (carrier) bag?
su tícket	su tikɛt	your receipt
¿(no) tiene cambio?	-	do you have any change?

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