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### Shops that end in **-ería**

Many shop names are built from what they sell plus **-ería**, like **la frutería**.

| it sells | the shop |
|---|---|
| el papel (paper) | **la papelería** (the stationery shop) |
| el pastel (cake) | **la pastelería** (the cake shop) |
| el libro (book) | la librería (the bookshop) |

Careful: **la librería** sells books, but a library is **la biblioteca**.

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### **El quiosco**

A **quiosco** is a small stand in the street or in a square that sells newspapers and magazines.

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### The people who serve you

**El dependiente** serves you in a shop; **el vendedor** is anyone who sells — in a shop, in the street or for a company. **El cajero** (**la cajera**) takes your money at the register; the ATM is **el cajero automático**.

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### **La cola**

You know **la cola** as an animal's tail. At a shop it is also the queue: **hacer cola** is to stand in line, and **hay mucha cola** means the line is long.

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### **Gratis** or **gratuito**?

Both mean free of charge. **Gratis** never changes; **gratuito** agrees with its noun (**gratuita**, **gratuitos**…) and sounds a little more formal — you will often see it on signs.

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### **Comercial**

**Comercial** describes anything to do with shops or selling: **una zona comercial** (a shopping area), **el director comercial** (the sales director).

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Shops in town (la papelería, el quiosco)

adjective

adverb

conjunction

contraction

determiner

interjection

noun

numeral

preposition

pronoun

sentence

verb

Singular subjects and 'ser' (yo soy, esto es)

Plural nouns and definite articles (los, las)

Plural pronouns and 'ser' (somos, sois, son)

Adjective agreement (-o, -a, -os, -as)

Indefinite articles (un, una, unos, unas)

Simple negation (no)

Yes/no questions

Regular '-ar' verbs (-o, -as, -a...)

Regular '-er' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Regular '-ir' verbs (-o, -es, -e...)

Locative adverbs (aquí, allí)

Question words (quién, cómo)

The verb estar (estoy, estás)

The preposition en (en)

Ser vs. estar

The verb tener (tengo, tienes)

Possessive determiners (mi, tu, su)

Origin and possession (de, del)

The verb ir (voy, vas)

Destination (a, al)

The personal 'a' (a)

Stem-changing verbs: e to ie

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Irregular first-person verbs

Reflexive verbs (me, te, se)

Numbers 1 to 10 (uno, dos, tres)

Numbers 11 to 20 (once, doce, trece)

Counting by tens to 100 (treinta, cuarenta, cien)

Compound numbers up to 99 (veintiuno, treinta y uno)

Days of the week (el lunes, el martes)

The family and the personal 'a' (a mi tío, a mi prima)

Months of the year

Telling time (es la, son las)

Verbs of liking (me gusta)

Plural agreement with verbs of liking (gustan)

Degree modifiers (muy, mucho)

Formal address (usted, ustedes)

Direct object pronouns (lo, la, los, las)

The near future (ir a)

Obligation (tener que)

Present continuous (-ando, -iendo)

Affirmative commands (tú, vosotros)

Basic Food and Drink

The Human Body: Head and Arms

The Human Body: Legs and Health

Wardrobe Essentials

Fresh Produce

Meals and Proteins

Public Transport

Hello and goodbye (hola, ¿qué tal?)

Thank you, sorry, OK (gracias, vale)

There is, there are (hay)

My building (la escalera, el ascensor)

Describing people (moreno, rubio, tímido)

Land and sea (el mar, el río, el norte)

Sightseeing (la plaza, la catedral)

Asking the way (cerca, a la derecha, todo recto)

In class (¿puedes repetir?)

Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)

What's your name? (me llamo, encantado)

Phone, computer and email

Hundreds and thousands (doscientos, mil)

What do you do? (¿a qué te dedicas?)

Personal details (la edad, la fecha de nacimiento)

Me neither (también, tampoco, ni)

How much is it? (el precio, la vuelta)

What's the weather like? (hace sol, nieva)

Free time (el concierto, el tenis)

At the bar (¿qué vas a tomar?)

The Natural World

Demonstratives (este, ese, aquel)

Prepositions of place (encima de, debajo de)

Prepositional pronouns (para mí, contigo)

Ordinal numbers 1st to 10th (primero to décimo)

Adverbs of frequency (a veces, nunca)

Exclamations (¡qué...!)

Indefinite pronouns (algo, alguien)

Indefinite determiners (algún, ningún)

Indirect object pronouns (le, les)

Double object pronouns (me lo, te la)

Double object pronouns (se lo, se la)

Verbs of preference (encantar, interesar)

Impersonal obligation (hay que)

Starting and finishing actions (empezar a, terminar de)

Adjective comparatives (más que, menos que)

Comparatives of equality (tan como)

Noun comparatives (tanto como)

Question	Answer
the stationery shop	la papelería
I buy the notebooks at the stationery shop.	Compro los cuadernos en la papelería.
How long does it take you to get to the stationery shop?	¿Cuánto tardas en ir a la papelería?
The neighborhood stationery shop sells pens and envelopes.	La papelería del barrio vende bolígrafos y sobres.
the cake shop	la pastelería
On Sundays we buy cakes at the cake shop.	Los domingos compramos pasteles en la pastelería.
In this cake shop they make really tasty cakes.	En esta pastelería hacen unas tartas riquísimas.
The cake shop is about to open.	La pastelería está a punto de abrir.
the kiosk, the newsstand	el quiosco
My grandfather buys the newspaper at the kiosk.	Mi abuelo compra el periódico en el quiosco.
The kiosk in the square is still open.	El quiosco de la plaza sigue abierto.
There is a kiosk next to the stop.	Hay un quiosco al lado de la parada.
the seller, the salesperson	el vendedor
The seller gave me a discount.	El vendedor me hizo un descuento.
My brother is a car salesman.	Mi hermano es vendedor de coches.
The seller at the kiosk is very nice.	La vendedora del quiosco es muy simpática.
free of charge	gratuito
Admission to the museum is free on Sundays.	La entrada al museo es gratuita los domingos.
There is a free bus to the shopping center.	Hay un autobús gratuito al centro comercial.
This service is free for students.	Este servicio es gratuito para los estudiantes.
commercial (shopping, sales)	comercial
We live in a shopping area.	Vivimos en una zona comercial.
My aunt is a sales director.	Mi tía es directora comercial.
This shopping street is always full of people.	Esta calle comercial siempre está llena de gente.
the cashier	el cajero
The cashier takes a long time to give me the change.	La cajera tarda mucho en darme la vuelta.
I pay the cashier by card.	Le pago al cajero con tarjeta.
My daughter is a cashier at a supermarket.	Mi hija es cajera en un supermercado.
the queue, the line (of people)	la cola
There's a long line at the cake shop today.	Hoy hay mucha cola en la pastelería.
We stand in line to buy the newspaper.	Hacemos cola para comprar el periódico.
We've been in the line for twenty minutes.	Llevamos veinte minutos en la cola.
the person in charge (of a shop, a shift)	el encargado
I want to speak to the person in charge, please.	Quiero hablar con el encargado, por favor.
The woman in charge of the stationery shop is my neighbor.	La encargada de la papelería es mi vecina.
The person in charge opens the shop at nine.	El encargado abre la tienda a las nueve.
the glance, the quick look	el vistazo
No, thanks, I'm just having a quick look.	No, gracias, solo estoy echando un vistazo.
I'm going to have a quick look at the newsstand.	Voy a echar un vistazo al quiosco.

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