Asking the price
Ask a price with costar (to cost). It changes o → ue, like poder: ¿Cuánto cuesta? for one thing, ¿Cuánto cuestan? for several. At the till, ¿Cuánto es? asks for the total. The price itself is el precio, and it can be alto (high) or bajo (low).
| How much does the book cost? | ¿Cuánto cuesta el libro? |
| How much are the apples? | ¿Cuánto cuestan las manzanas? |
| How much is the bread? | ¿Cuánto es el pan? |
| The price is very high. | El precio es muy alto. |
Euros and cents
Spain pays in euros and céntimos. Say the euros, then y, then the cents:
| It's two euros and fifty cents. | Son dos euros y cincuenta céntimos. |
When you pay with a big note, you get la vuelta (the change) back:
| Here is your change. | Aquí tienes la vuelta. |
More, another, buy and sell
| word | meaning | example |
|---|---|---|
| más | more | más pan |
| otro / otra | another | otro café |
| vender | to sell | vendo mi coche |
| cambiar | to change, to exchange | cambiar dinero |
Careful with otro: it never takes un in front of it. Another coffee is otro café, never un otro café.
| I want another coffee. | Quiero otro café. |
| Do you want more coffee? | ¿Quieres más café? |
| The shop sells old books. | La tienda vende libros viejos. |
| Can I change the money here? | ¿Puedo cambiar el dinero aquí? |
Going shopping
Two different kinds of shopping:
| Spanish | meaning |
|---|---|
| ir de compras | to go shopping (clothes, presents — for pleasure) |
| hacer la compra | to do the grocery shopping (food for the week) |
| On Saturdays I go shopping. | Los sábados voy de compras. |
| I do the grocery shopping at the supermarket. | Hago la compra en el supermercado. |
A big covered shopping mall is el centro comercial:
| Shall we go shopping at the shopping centre? | ¿Vamos de compras al centro comercial? |
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