In the Shop
In Spanish, as in English, there are many ways of expressing what you would like to buy, some of which are listed below. You will also see some other useful words and phrases for when shopping for food.
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Spanish Verbs ? Print version
I would like...  Me gustaría...
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| Español |
Inglés |
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| Quisiera |
I would like |
| Querría |
| Me gustaría |
| Ahí está(n) |
There you go; voila. |
| Comprar |
To buy |
| La cuenta |
The receipt |
| Costar |
To cost |
| Una tienda |
A shop |
- Notes
- Comprar is a regular verb (compro, compras, compra, compramos, compráis, compran).
- With ahí está(n), the n is for plural. Without is for singular.
- Costar is a O => UE verb (cuesto, cuestas, cuesta, costamos, costáis, cuestan), but obviously, you only use the third person.
- Also, if you want to say "How much does it cost," you use ¿Cuánto cuesta(n)? (cuesta is for singular things, cuestan for plurals, as seen below).
- Examples
- Quisiera una manzana, por favor.
- I would like an apple, please.
- Querría comprar una barra de pan.
- I'd like to buy a loaf of bread.
- Me gustaría comprar una botella de vino tinto, por favor.
- I'd like to buy a bottle of red wine, please.
- ¿Cuánto cuestan las uvas?
- How much do the grapes cost?
- ¿Cuánto cuesta un kilo de patatas?
- What does a kilo of potatoes cost?
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