Vocabulary: shopping, money, food and eating out

Shops, money and sizes, food and drink, and the words you need in a restaurant.

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Shops and money

Shop names often end in -ería: la panadería, la carnicería, la frutería. False friend: la librería = bookshop.
SpanishEnglish
la tiendashop
el supermercadosupermarket
la carniceríabutcher's
la pasteleríacake shop
la fruteríagreengrocer's
la libreríabookshop
el dineromoney
la pagapocket money
el cambiochange (money)
el precioprice
caro / caraexpensive
barato / baratacheap
las rebajasthe sales
la tallasize (clothes)
el númeroshoe size
el probadorfitting room

Food

El pescado = fish as food. El pez = a live fish.
SpanishEnglish
la carnemeat
el pollochicken
el pescadofish (food)
las verdurasvegetables
la frutafruit
la manzanaapple
la patatapotato
las patatas fritaschips, crisps
el arrozrice
el panbread
el quesocheese
el huevoegg
la lechemilk
el azúcarsugar
la mermeladajam
la mantequillabutter

Meals, eating out and quantities

Quantities take de: un kilo de manzanas, una botella de agua.
SpanishEnglish
el desayunobreakfast
la comidalunch, food
la cenadinner
el primer platostarter
el segundo platomain course
el postredessert
la cuentathe bill
la bebidadrink
un paquete dea packet of
una botella dea bottle of
una lata dea can of
un trozo dea piece of
rico / ricatasty
picantespicy
vegetariano / vegetarianavegetarian
Worked example

Translate: I would like a piece of cheese and a bottle of water, please.

  1. I would like = quisiera / me gustaría
  2. a piece of cheese = un trozo de queso
  3. a bottle of water = una botella de agua; please = por favor

Answer: Quisiera un trozo de queso y una botella de agua, por favor.

Key idea

La tienda, la carnicería, la pastelería, la frutería, la librería (bookshop), la paga, el cambio, caro, barato, las rebajas, la talla, el número. La carne, el pescado, las verduras, la patata, el arroz, el queso, el huevo. El primer / segundo plato, el postre, la cuenta; un paquete / una botella / una lata / un trozo de.

Key words
la tienda
shop
la talla
size (clothes)
la carne
meat
el pescado
fish (as food)
el queso
cheese
la cuenta
the bill

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  1. What does caro / cara mean?

    1. pocket money
    2. size (clothes)
    3. expensive
    4. shop
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    Answer: expensive

    Caro = expensive.

  2. Which is the Spanish for "changing room"?

    1. el probador
    2. las rebajas
    3. la carnicería
    4. la librería
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    Answer: el probador

    Changing room = el probador.

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