{"id":2724,"date":"2011-05-04T16:22:13","date_gmt":"2011-05-04T20:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/?p=2724"},"modified":"2011-05-04T16:22:13","modified_gmt":"2011-05-04T20:22:13","slug":"spanish-lesson-beginner-16-shopping-for-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/spanish\/spanish-lesson-beginner-16-shopping-for-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Lesson Beginner 16 Shopping for food"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Spanish Lesson Beginner 16 Shopping for food\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ol6VOhE_c-k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hola a todos!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Today we are going to see how to manage in Spanish when buying food in a shop or market. This is often one of the first places many people get to practice their Spanish on a regular basis. Firstly we will learn some useful food vocabulary in Spanish: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tFruta: Fruit<br \/>\n\u2022\tVerduras: Vegetables<br \/>\n\u2022\tCarne: Meat<br \/>\n\u2022\tPescado: Fish<br \/>\n\u2022\tL\u00e1cteos: Dairy products<br \/>\n\u2022\tNaranja: Orange<br \/>\n\u2022\tManzana: Apple<br \/>\n\u2022\tPl\u00e1tano: Banana<br \/>\n\u2022\tTomate: Tomato<br \/>\n\u2022\tCebolla: Onion<br \/>\n\u2022\tPatatas: Potatoes<br \/>\n\u2022\tLechuga: Lettuce<br \/>\n\u2022\tZanahoria: Carrot<br \/>\n\u2022\tCerdo: Pork<br \/>\n\u2022\tPollo: Chicken<br \/>\n\u2022\tTernera: Veal<br \/>\n\u2022\tCordero: Lamb<br \/>\n\u2022\tSardinas: Sardines<br \/>\n\u2022\tAt\u00fan: Tuna<br \/>\n\u2022\tBacalao: Cod<br \/>\n\u2022\tLubina: Seabass<br \/>\n\u2022\tLeche: Milk<br \/>\n\u2022\tHuevos: Eggs<br \/>\n\u2022\tQueso: Cheese<br \/>\n\u2022\tYogures: Yoghurts<\/p>\n<p><strong>Next, let\u00b4s see how to state the amount of food that you would like to buy:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tUn kilo de&#8230;: A kilo of\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tUna libra de: a pound of\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tMedio kilo de&#8230;: \u00bd kilo of\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tMedia libra de\u2026: \u00bd pound of\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn cuarto de kilo de&#8230;: \u00bc kilo of&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn cuarto de libra de\u2026: \u00bc pound of\u2026<br \/>\n\u2022\tCien gramos de (doscientos\/trescientos gramos de&#8230;): 100 grams of&#8230; (200\/300 grams of\u2026)<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tUna docena de huevos: A dozen eggs<br \/>\n\u2022\tMedia docena de huevos: \u00bd dozen eggs<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tUna lata de&#8230; (Dos latas\/tres latas\/cuatro latas de&#8230;): A can\/tin of&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn bote de&#8230;(Dos botes\/tres botes\/cuatro botes de&#8230;): A jar of&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022\tUna botella de&#8230;(Dos botellas\/tres botellas\/cuatro botellas de&#8230;): A bottle of&#8230;.<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn cart\u00f3n de&#8230;(Dos cartones\/tres cartones\/cuatro cartones de&#8230;): A carton of&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022\tUna bolsa de&#8230; (Dos bolsas\/tres bolsas\/cuatro bolsas de&#8230;): A bag of&#8230;<br \/>\n\u2022\tUn trozo de&#8230;: A chunk\/piece of&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tEn filetes: In fillets<br \/>\n\u2022\tEn rodajas\/lonchas: In slices<\/p>\n<p><strong>To ask for your items you will need to know how to say:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\tQuiero: I want<br \/>\n\u2022\tQuer\u00eda: I would like (more polite, literally it means \u201cI wanted\u201d)<br \/>\n\u2022\tDame: Give me (friendly) (This is not rude. It is usually used)<br \/>\n\u2022\tD\u00e9me: Give me (formal) (This is not rude. It is usually used)<\/p>\n<p><strong>When you come to discuss prices you will want to know how to say:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\t\u00bfCu\u00e1nto es?: How much is it?<br \/>\n\u2022\tEuros: euros<br \/>\n\u2022\tD\u00f3lares: dollars<br \/>\n\u2022\tDos (euros) con cincuenta: 2,50\u20ac<br \/>\n\u2022\tDos (d\u00f3lares) con cincuenta: $2.50<br \/>\n\u2022\tCincuenta c\u00e9ntimos: 0,50\u20ac<br \/>\n\u2022\tCincuenta centavos: $0.50<\/p>\n<p><strong>Other things that might be useful are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2022\t\u00bfAlgo m\u00e1s?: Anything else?<br \/>\n\u2022\tNada m\u00e1s: Nothing else<br \/>\n\u2022\tAqu\u00ed tiene: Here you are<\/p>\n<p><strong>To illustrate how all this works in practice, let\u00b4s see now a sample conversation in a shop:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Frutero: Hola, \u00bfqu\u00e9 quiere?<br \/>\nCliente: Quer\u00eda media docena de huevos.<br \/>\nFrutero: Muy bien, \u00bfAlgo m\u00e1s?<br \/>\nCliente:S\u00ed, un trozo de queso.<br \/>\nFrutero: Vale, \u00bfAlgo m\u00e1s?<br \/>\nCliente: No nada m\u00e1s \u00bfCu\u00e1nto es?<br \/>\nFrutero: ($3,50) Son tres d\u00f3lares con cincuenta<br \/>\nCliente: Aqu\u00ed tiene.<br \/>\nFrutero: Gracias, \u00a1adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is all for today. With this information you can really try to get stuck in and speak in Spanish when you are out and about food shopping on holiday in a Spanish speaking country or in your own neighbourhood\u2019s Spanish or Latin American-run shops or markets. Conversing in real life situations with native speakers is always the best and most fun way to practice. To start with you might want to prepare some questions beforehand. The first few times you might have to just read them out or at least refer to them, but after a few repeated visits you will get better at it and be able to remember the sentences by heart and understand more and more of what the shop assistant says. This is a great opportunity for you to try some new food too!!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Have a great week and see you soon.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a1Hasta luego!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a1Hola a todos! Today we are going to see how to manage in Spanish when buying food in a shop or market. This is often one of the first places many people get to practice their Spanish on a regular basis. 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