At the market
Buy clothes, talk about sizes and colors, and bargain
Context
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Cliente
Hola. ¿Tiene camisas en talla M?
Hi. Do you have shirts in size M?
Vendedor
Sí, tengo camisas azules y blancas.
Yes, I have blue and white shirts.
Cliente
Me gusta la azul. ¿Cuánto cuesta?
I like the blue one. How much does it cost?
Vendedor
Quince dólares.
Fifteen dollars.
Cliente
Está cara. ¿Me hace un descuento?
It's expensive. Can you give me a discount?
Vendedor
Está bien, doce dólares y es suya.
Okay, twelve dollars and it's yours.
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Vocabulary
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¿Tiene...?
¿Tiene zapatos negros?
Use the polite 'usted' form: '¿Tiene...?' works for any seller.
Do you have...?
Saveel descuento
¿Me hace un descuento?
'Hacer un descuento' = to give a discount. Very useful when bargaining.
the discount
Savees suya
Con descuento, es suya.
'Es suya' is the polite 'it is yours'. With a friend you'd say 'es tuya'.
it's yours
SaveGrammar in 1 minute
Asking for things with '¿Tiene...?'
To ask a seller for something, use '¿Tiene...?' (Do you have...?). Answer with 'tengo/no tengo' (I have / I don't have).
— ¿Tiene pantalones? — Sí, tengo muchos. / No, no tengo.
This polite 'usted' form works everywhere in Latin America when talking to a vendor.
Adjectives of color and size
Colors and size adjectives come after the noun in Spanish and agree in gender: 'la camisa azul', 'los zapatos negros'. The noun tells you the gender.
Una camisa azul, un vestido negro, la talla pequeña.
Colors like 'azul' don't change for gender, but 'blanco/blanca' and 'negro/negra' do.
Interactive practice
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What does she ask for?
Listen and choose the correct option.
What does the customer ask for?
Ask with '¿Tiene...?'
Write the missing word to complete the question (accents optional).
Accents optional: write "como estas" and it works.
Match market words
Connect each Spanish word with its English meaning.
Bargain out loud
Listen, pause and repeat the bargaining phrase.
Está un poco caro. ¿Me hace un descuento?
It's a little expensive. Can you give me a discount?
Listen, pause and repeat out loud. Repeat 3 times until it sounds natural.
Pronunciation trainer
Ask for an item
Write a sentence asking if they have blue shirts in size M.
Write a Spanish sentence asking if they have blue shirts in size M.
Suggested answer: ¿Tiene camisas azules en talla M?
What's the final price?
Listen and choose the final price.
What is the final price?
Opposite words
Write the opposite of 'caro' to complete the sentence (accents optional).
Accents optional: write "como estas" and it works.
Final quiz
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