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Travel Spanish - Shopping

Shops

almacen de departamento - department store

antigüedades - antiques

artículos de cuero - leather goods

bodega - wine shop

calzado - shoe shop

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Shopping

shopping cart - el carrito

basket - la cesta

to go shopping - ir de compras

to buy - comprar

to pay - pagar

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Shopping

cotton - algodón (m)

cheap - barato (m)

buttons - botones (m)

to look for - buscar

formal dress shirt - camisa de vestir (f)

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Shopping Conversation

The t-shirt is dirty.
La camiseta está sucia.

The blue-jeans are clean.
Los bluejeans están limpios.

The shirt has a stain.
La camisa tiene una mancha.

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Paying

How much is this?
¿Cuánto cuesta esto?
Can you write down the price?
¿Puede escribir el precio?
That’s too expensive.
Es muy caro.
I’ll give you…
Le daré…

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Shopping Conversation

Can we have a look around?
¿Podemos curiosear?
I'm just looking.
Sólo curioso, gracias.
I would like two postcards, please.
Quiero dos tarjetas, por favor.

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Shopping

I am going to the store.
Yo voy a la tienda.
Mary wants me to go to the store.
María quiere que yo vaya a la tienda.
I went to the store yesterday.
Yo fui a la tienda ayer.
I have to go to the store tomorrow.
Yo tengo que ir a la tienda mañana.

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I need...

I need... - Necesito...

...batteries - ...pilas

...cold medicine - ...medicamento para el resfriado

...a pen - ...un bolígrafo/ boli

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Spending Money

Mary spent more money than she earned.
María gastó más dinero del que ganó.

Mary spent more than fifty dollars.
María gastó más de cincuenta dólares.

Mary spent more money than Teresa.
María gastó más dinero que Teresa.

I bought more than twenty stamps.
Yo compré más de veinte estampillas.

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From Start to Finish

Yo quiero ir a la tienda de ropa.
I want to go to the clothing store.

¿ Quieres ir a la tienda de ropa conmigo?
Do you want to go to the clothing store with me?

Yo espero que tú puedas ir a la tienda de ropa conmigo.
I hope that you can go to the clothing store with me.

Yo no sé si yo puedo ir a la tienda de ropa contigo hoy.
I don't know if I can go to the clothing store with you today.

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A Gift for John

I have to buy a gift for John.
Yo tengo que comprar un regalo para Juan.

Have you bought a gift for John?
¿ Has comprado un regalo para Juan?

Did you buy a gift for him?
¿ Compraste un regalo para él?

Mary wants me to buy a gift for John.
María quiere que yo compre un regalo para Juan.

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Shopping at the Drug Store

Mary says that John is sick.
María dice que Juan está enfermo.

The doctor says that John needs to take the medicine.
El doctor dice que Juan necesita tomar la medicina.

Can you go to the drug store?
¿ Puedes ir a la farmacia?

I can't go to the drug store because I have to work until five o'clock.
Yo no puedo ir a la farmacia porque yo tengo que trabajar hasta las cinco.

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