Pralingo

Spanish · A1 · Vocabulary

Shops and prices

You already know the shops from "Places in town": la tienda, el mercado, el supermercado, la panadería, el quiosco. You also know comprar, vender, caro and barato. Here you learn what else you need for shopping: asking the price, paying, saying quantities – and sending a letter.

The price: ¿Cuánto cuesta?

el precio is the price. You ask for it with ¿Cuánto cuesta?: ¿Cuánto cuesta el pan? – Cuesta un euro. For several things it's cuestan – just like puede and pueden: ¿Cuánto cuestan las manzanas? – Cuestan dos euros el kilo.

For prices you need the numbers from "Cardinal numbers": un euro, veintiún euros, cien euros.

Money and paying

el dinero is money, el euro the euro. Here el billete is the banknote – from "Transport" you already know the word as a ticket. With la tarjeta (the card) you can pagar con tarjeta; with cash you pagar en efectivo. You pay at la caja (the checkout). And something that costs nothing is gratis.

Quantities when shopping

Typical quantities are un kilo, medio kilo, cien gramos (el gramo), un litro (el litro), un paquete and una bolsa. They are followed by de and the product: un kilo de tomates, medio kilo de queso, cien gramos de jamón, un litro de leche, un paquete de arroz, una bolsa de naranjas.

Careful: medio kilo has no un in front of it – not "un medio kilo".

Going shopping

ir de compras means to go shopping: Los sábados voy de compras. In the supermarket you take el carrito de la compra (the shopping trolley). Look out for la oferta (the offer) and el descuento (the discount). When you buy online, there is also la entrega (the delivery): La entrega es gratis.

Sending a letter

For la carta (the letter) you need el papel (paper), el sobre (the envelope) and el sello (the stamp): Para la carta necesito un sobre y un sello.

Examples

  • ¿Cuánto cuesta el pan?
  • Cuesta un euro.
  • ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
  • un kilo de tomates
  • medio kilo de queso
  • Los sábados voy de compras.

Exercises

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Exercise 1 of 7

Money and paying

Find the matching pairs.

Match each picture with the correct Spanish term.

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Exercise 2 of 7

How much is it?

Choose the right expression for each sentence.

– ¿ el pan? – Cuesta un euro.
– ¿Cuánto las manzanas? – Dos euros el kilo.
No tengo dinero en efectivo. ¿Puedo ?
Tengo un de veinte euros.
En el supermercado pagamos en la .
Hoy el café no cuesta nada: es .

When shopping, you often say how much you want. Remember: the quantity is followed by de and the product – un kilo de tomates. And medio kilo has no un in front of it.

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Exercise 3 of 7

How much would you like?

Choose the right word for each sentence.

Quiero un de leche.
Quiero kilo de tomates.
Cien de jamón, por favor.
Un de arroz, por favor.
Un kilo naranjas.

Now two new areas are added: going shopping at the supermarket and sending a letter. First, sort all the words into their area.

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Exercise 4 of 7

What goes where?

Sort each word into the right area.

Paying, at the supermarket or sending a letter?

la tarjeta
el carrito de la compra
el sello
pagar en efectivo
la oferta
el sobre
el billete
el descuento
el papel
pagar con tarjeta
la bolsa
la carta

Paying

At the supermarket

Sending a letter

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Exercise 5 of 7

Shopping and post

Choose the right expression for each sentence.

Los sábados voy con mi hermana.
Esta semana hay una : dos paquetes de café por cinco euros.
Con esta tarjeta tienes un : pagas menos.
Compro por internet y la es gratis.
Escribo una carta a mi abuela. Necesito un sobre y un .
En el supermercado pongo el pan y la leche en el .
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Exercise 6 of 7

Flashcards: shops and prices

Look at the meaning and think of the matching Spanish word before revealing the solution.

Review the vocabulary for shops and prices

the priceel precio
how much iscuánto cuesta
moneyel dinero
the euroel euro
the banknoteel billete
the cardla tarjeta
to pay by cardpagar con tarjeta
to pay in cashpagar en efectivo
the checkoutla caja
freegratis
a kiloun kilo
half a kilomedio kilo
the gramel gramo
the litreel litro
the packetel paquete
the bagla bolsa
to go shoppingir de compras
the shopping trolleyel carrito de la compra
the offerla oferta
the discountel descuento
the deliveryla entrega
the letterla carta
paperel papel
the envelopeel sobre
the stampel sello
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Exercise 7 of 7

Flashcards: write the words

Read the meaning, write the Spanish word and check your answer.

Write the vocabulary for shops and prices

the priceel precio
how much iscuánto cuesta
moneyel dinero
the euroel euro
the banknoteel billete
the cardla tarjeta
to pay by cardpagar con tarjeta
to pay in cashpagar en efectivo
the checkoutla caja
freegratis
a kiloun kilo
half a kilomedio kilo
the gramel gramo
the litreel litro
the packetel paquete
the bagla bolsa
to go shoppingir de compras
the shopping trolleyel carrito de la compra
the offerla oferta
the discountel descuento
the deliveryla entrega
the letterla carta
paperel papel
the envelopeel sobre
the stampel sello