La tienda, el mercado, el centro comercial, la librería, la carnicería and el supermercado name shopping places. Ir de compras means go shopping; hacer la compra often refers to routine groceries; mirar escaparates means window-shop.
Barato and caro describe price, de rebajas means in the sales and descuento discount. An invented price or sale phrase is language practice, not a real offer or proof of value.
Shopping vocabulary
Clothes: learn the article and number
El jersey, el vestido, la falda, la camisa, la camiseta, el abrigo, los zapatos and los vaqueros name clothes in this setting. Talla is clothing size; regional garment words can differ.
Quiero probarme este jersey means I want to try this jumper on. Me queda bien can mean it fits or suits me well; estos zapatos me quedan bien uses plural quedan with the plural garment, not with me.
Clothes and fit phrases
Services and a clearly stated problem
La oficina de correos is the post office; un sello can be a postage stamp there. El banco is the bank and sacar dinero del cajero automático means withdraw money from a cash machine in a language example.
Objetos perdidos identifies lost property in this setting. He perdido mi bolso. Es negro reports a lost black bag in an invented account; other objects need appropriate possessives, gender and description.
Services in a stated setting
Payment and price questions
¿Cuánto cuesta? asks how much a singular item costs; ¿cuánto cuestan? fits plural items. Pago con tarjeta and pago en efectivo describe paying by card or cash in the account.
El cambio is change returned after cash payment in this context. Incluido means included rather than free; an invented example gives no actual fees, refund rights or current prices.
Price and payment phrases
Demonstratives agree with the garment
Use este jersey, esta falda, estos zapatos and estas faldas for this/these. Use ese vestido, esa falda, esos zapatos and esas faldas for the ese set commonly rendered that/those.
Agreement follows the noun’s grammatical gender and number, not the wearer. Esto and eso are neuter pronouns; do not put them directly before a noun as if they were masculine singular determiners.
Demonstratives agree with nouns
Compare an identified item
Más barato que means cheaper than; menos caro que less expensive than; tan bonito como as pretty as. Keep adjective agreement and name or make clear what is being compared.
Este jersey es más barato que ese compares two masculine singular jumpers. Esta falda es menos cara que esa uses feminine agreement; the comparison does not itself prove equal quality.
Comparison patterns
Requests and attached pronouns
¿Podría ayudarme? uses conditional poder to soften a request addressed suitably to usted. Quisiera is an imperfect-subjunctive querer form used for I would like in a request; the two are not the same conjugation.
With el jersey, quisiera probármelo attaches me and lo to probar, with an accent preserving stress. With la falda use probármela. A polite form helps the request, while tone and context also matter.
A clear garment referent
A fictional purpose and dialogue
Ahorro parte de mi paga para comprar una bicicleta más adelante gives an invented saving purpose. Paga can be an allowance in this context or pay elsewhere; no personal amount or actual financial decision is required.
Cliente: Quisiera probarme este jersey. ¿Cuánto cuesta? Dependienta: Cuesta veinte euros. Cliente: Gracias, me queda bien. The invented turns show who asks and who answers; other coherent items and prices are valid.
An invented shop exchange
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1.In Voy a la tienda para comprar ropa, what does tienda mean?
Easy
Athe shop
Bthe tent
Cthe market
Dthe mall
2.In a clothes shop, what does los vaqueros refer to?
Easy
Agloves
Bjackets
Cshirts
Djeans
3.What does "los zapatos" mean?
Easy
Atrousers
Bgloves
Cshoes
Dsocks
4.What does "la falda" mean?
Easy
Athe scarf
Bthe skirt
Cthe dress
Dthe jacket
5.What does "el abrigo" mean?
Easy
Athe coat
Bthe abridgement
Cthe hat
Dthe belt
6.When choosing clothes, what does la talla mean?
Easy
Athe tall
Bthe price
Cthe colour
Dthe size
7.In Quiero probarme este jersey, what does probarme mean?
Easy
Ato buy
Bto sell
Cto try on
Dto prove
8.In a clothes shop, what can Este jersey me queda bien mean?
Easy
Ato remain good
Bthis jumper fits or suits me well
Cto stay well
Dto meet well
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9.What does "barato" mean?
Easy
Acheap
Bexpensive
Cbargain bin
Dbarbaric
10.What does "demasiado caro" mean?
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Atoo cheap
Bvery good
Cvery big
Dtoo expensive
11.What does "el descuento" mean?
Easy
Adiscord
Bdescription
Cdiscount
Ddiscussion
12.What does "en efectivo" mean?
Easy
Aby cheque
Bin cash
Ceffectively
Dby card
13.After paying cash for a purchase, what does el cambio refer to?
Easy
Athe change
Bthe camp
Cthe chamber
Dthe chain
14.At a post office, what does un sello refer to?
Easy
Aa scarf
Ba bell
Ca ticket
Da stamp
15.In sacar dinero del cajero automático, what does sacar dinero mean?
Easy
Ato spend money
Bto lend money
Cto withdraw money
Dto save money
16.In the invented family account Recibo una paga semanal para mis gastos, what does paga refer to here?
Easy
Aa page
Bpocket money
Ca pageant
Da payment plan
17.Which is correct: "this jumper"?
Medium
Aeste jersey
Besta jersey
Cestos jersey
Destas jersey
18.Which is correct: "this dress"?
Medium
Aesta vestido
Bestos vestido
Cestas vestido
Deste vestido
19.Which is correct: "this skirt"?
Medium
Aestos falda
Bestas falda
Cesta falda
Deste falda
20.Which is correct: "these shoes"?
Medium
Aestas zapatos
Bestos zapatos
Ceste zapatos
Desta zapatos
21.Which is correct: "those skirts" (feminine plural)?
Medium
Aesas faldas
Besos faldas
Cesa faldas
Deso faldas
22.How do you say "It is cheaper than that one"?
Medium
AEs más barato de ese
BEs menos barato que ese
CEs tan barato que ese
DEs más barato que ese
23.You are referring to el jersey. Which means I would like to try it on?
Medium
AQuisiera lo probar
BQuisiera probar yo
CQuisiera probármelo
DQuiero probar lo
24.How do you say "I have lost my bag"?
Medium
APerder mi bolso
BHe perdido mi bolso
CSoy perdido mi bolso
DPerdí he mi bolso
25.Why is "estos" used with zapatos?
Medium
Azapatos is plural masculine
Bzapatos is feminine
Czapatos is singular
Destos is singular
26.In ¿Podría ayudarme?, what does conditional podría contribute to the request?
Medium
Ait is a command
Bit is rude
Cit means you are
Dit can soften the request for help
27.Read the invented account: Compro esta camisa en las rebajas porque cuesta menos. What reason does the speaker give?
Medium
Athe shirt is more expensive
Bevery shirt has the same price
Cthe shirt costs less
Dthe shirt is free
28.Read the invented plan: Ahorro parte de mi paga para comprar una bicicleta más adelante. What is the stated purpose?
Medium
Ato buy something yesterday
Bto buy a bicycle later
Cto avoid all shops
Dto lend money to a bank
29.What does "gastar" mean?
Easy
Ato spend
Bto save
Cto earn
Dto borrow
30.What does "ahorrar" mean?
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Ato spend
Bto lose
Cto find
Dto save
31."Caro" means expensive.
Easy
True or false?
32."Esta" is used with masculine nouns.
Easy
True or false?
33."Estas" is the feminine plural demonstrative.
Easy
True or false?
34.In a post-office sentence, un sello can mean a postage stamp.
Easy
True or false?
35."Barato" means expensive.
Medium
True or false?
36.Which are items of clothing?
Medium
Ael jersey
Bel vestido
Clos vaqueros
Dla falda
Eel sello
37.Which are demonstrative adjectives?
Medium
Aeste
Besta
Cestos
Destas
Emi
38.Write a short invented Spanish shop dialogue with clearly labelled customer and assistant turns. Include an item, a price question and a suitable response.
