3.2 Vocabulario: Las tiendas y las compras
¡Sí puedo! Can-Do Statements
Recognize vocabulary related to shopping.
VOCABULARIO: LAS TIENDAS Y LAS COMPRAS
En la tienda de ropa (At the clothing store)
- El escaparate (the display case, store window)
- El/la empleado/a (clerk, employee)
- El/la cajero/a (cashier)
- Efectivo (cash)
- La caja (cash register)
- La cartera (wallet)
- El probador (dressing room)
- La talla (size)
- Probar (o→ue) (to test, to try on)
- Vestirse (e→i) (to wear, to put on)
- Costar (o→ue) (to cost)
- Medir (e→i) (to measure; to be a certain length/height/width)
- Devolver (o→ue) (to return, to give back)
- Volver (o→ue) (to return, to come back)
- De moda (fashionable for clothing) /a la moda (fashionable for a person)
- Rebajado (on sale)
- Apretado (tight)
- Ancho (wide)
- Barato (cheap)
- Caro (expensive)
- Cómodo (comfortable)
- Pequeño, Chico, Mediano, Grande (Petite, Small, Medium, Large)
- De marca (brand-name)
En el supermercado (At the supermarket)
- La lata (can)
- La caja (box)
- La bolsa (bag)
- La botella (bottle)
- El frasco (jar)
- Una libra (one pound)
- Medio kilo (half a kilogram, i.e. roughly a pound)
- Un cuarto de galón (one quart, i.e. ¼ gallon)
- Una docena, media docena (one dozen, half dozen)
- El carrito (cart)
- El pasillo (aisle)
- El estante (shelf)
- Pagar (to pay)
- El cambio (change)
- El recibo (receipt)
En sitios de Internet (Internet sites)
- Inscribirse (to sign up, to become a member)
- Buscar (to look for, seek, search for; ¡OJO! This verb is not followed by a preposition in Spanish)
- Pedir (e→i) (to order, to request)
- Recibir un descuento (to get a discount)
- Llenar /llenar el formulario (to fill/to fill out the form)
- Preferir (e→ie) la entrega urgente (to prefer express delivery)
Licenses and Attributions
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- Martu00ed: Escaparate. Authored by: deramaenrama. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/deramaenrama/65636118. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Store clerk. Authored by: Brian Fountain. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/bfountain/69602027/in/dateposted/. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Cash. Authored by: ruurmo. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rufino_uribe/71237484. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Wallet. Authored by: Pxhere. Located at: https://pxhere.com/es/photo/927328. License: CC0: No Rights Reserved
- Size tags. Authored by: dalvenjah. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/dalvenjah/3827183653. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Trying on a hat. Authored by: Paul VanDerWerf. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pavdw/15477014417. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Gas price. Authored by: ProtoplasmaKid. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Despachadora_de_gasolina_Mexico_con_aumento_al_precio_2017.jpg. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Measuring tape. Authored by: newsong. Located at: https://www.needpix.com/photo/456812/measuring-tape-inches-sewing-tape-measure-diet-number-ruler-measuring-size. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Fashion. Authored by: cristina cifuentes. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:La_Real_Casa_de_Correos,_escenario_de_la_Mercedes_Benz-Fashion_Week_Madrid_2017_-_32106553604.jpg. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Rebajas. Authored by: srgpicker. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/91485322@N00/869533129/. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Nacajuca Tambores. Authored by: Alfonsobouchot. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nacajuca_Tambores.jpg. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Cardboard boxes. Authored by: Creativity103. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cardboard_Boxes_and_their_History.jpg. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Bag. Authored by: TheDigitalArtist. Located at: https://www.needpix.com/photo/339523/bag-shopping-purple-sale-shop-gift-retail-store-paper. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Hand holding empty glass bottle. Authored by: Marco Verch . Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/30478819@N08/48177158096. License: CC BY: Attribution
- pounds weight. Authored by: MDBR. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:400x400px-pounds_weight.svg. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Measuring Jar. Authored by: Stilfehler. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Measuring_Jar.jpg. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Pasillo. Authored by: Karinadejesus. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pasillo_en_el_Mercado_de_Medell%C3%ADn_en_la_Colonia_Condesa,_Ciudad_de_M%C3%A9xico.jpg. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Faced products on a supermarket shelf. Authored by: Amnesiac86. Located at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Faced_products_on_a_supermarket_shelf.JPG. License: CC BY-SA: Attribution-ShareAlike
- Paying with Credit Card. Authored by: Hloom Templates. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/95051110@N07/28886674771/. License: CC BY: Attribution
- receipt. Authored by: Pxhere. Located at: https://pxhere.com/es/photo/704023. License: CC0: No Rights Reserved
- Man trying on shirt. Authored by: Gerardo Aguilera Gerardo Aguilera. Located at: https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-wearing-black-and-white-shirts-974030/. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Food scale. Provided by: Pixabay. Located at: https://www.pexels.com/photo/food-cooking-measure-baking-46170/. License: CC BY: Attribution
- Oversized suit. Authored by: Aqua Mechanical. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aquamech-utah/25072344705. License: CC BY: Attribution
- En la tienda de ropa. Photo author: Nksingh Singh Title: Colorful Clothing Display in Retail Store Date: March 2025 https://www.pexels.com/photo/colorful-clothing-display-in-retail-store-31168538/
- Clerk employee. Photo author: Mads Terkelsen Title: Smiling Woman on a Uniform Date: December 2020 https://www.pexels.com/photo/smiling-woman-on-a-uniform-6300613/
- Petite. Photo author: Dmitriy Steinke Title: Blonde Girl In Pijamas Date: March 2024 https://www.pexels.com/photo/blonde-girl-in-pajamas-20669611/
- Big. Photo author: Rachel Claire Title: Big elephant on grass hill with bushes in savanna Date: June 2020 https://www.pexels.com/photo/big-elephant-on-grass-hill-with-bushes-in-savanna-4577507/
- Small. Photo author: Chris G Tilte: Shallow Photography of Yellow Mushroom on Moss Date: November 2018 https://www.pexels.com/photo/shallow-photography-of-yellow-mushroom-on-moss-1643402/
- In the supermarket. Photo author: Anna Shvets Title: Woman in Yellow T-shirt and Beige Jacket Holding a Fruit Stand Date: March 2020 https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-in-yellow-tshirt-and-beige-jacket-holding-a-fruit-stand-3962285/
- Half a dozen. Photo author: Suzy Hazelwood Title: Close-Up Photo of Eggs On Egg Carton Date: November 2018 https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-photo-of-eggs-on-egg-carton-1631180/
- Internet sites. Photo author: Pixabay Title:Google Search Engine on Macbook Pro Date: February 2016 https://www.pexels.com/photo/google-search-engine-on-macbook-pro-40185/
CC licensed content, Specific attribution
- Dressing rooms. Authored by: Gregor. Located at: https://pixabay.com/es/photos/ropa-tienda-chaqueta-disfraz-650370/. License: Other. License Terms: Pixabay License
- Pennies. Authored by: cpastrick. Located at: https://pixabay.com/es/photos/centavo-peniques-monedas-dinero-4257418/. License: Other. License Terms: Pixabay License
- Weights. Authored by: Momentmal. Located at: https://pixabay.com/es/photos/peso-horizontales-pesaje-edad-kg-2541654/. License: Other. License Terms: Pixabay License
Public domain content
- Cash register. Authored by: https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Photos/igphoto/2000041508/. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
- Fancy car. Located at: https://pxhere.com/en/photo/630838. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
- Making change. Authored by: U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate Airman Jhi L. Scott.. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
- Shopping cart. Located at: https://pxhere.com/ro/photo/893628. License: CC0: No Rights Reserved
- Dozen eggs. Located at: https://www.pxfuel.com/es/free-photo-eznal. License: CC0: No Rights Reserved
- recliner. Authored by: John Max. Located at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/aquaponics-system/35944919876. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
- Jar. Located at: https://www.peakpx.com/10833/clear-glass-mason-jar. License: CC0: No Rights Reserved
- Tin can. Authored by: George Hodan. Located at: https://www.publicdomainpictures.net/en/view-image.php?image=34228&picture=tin-on-white-background. License: Public Domain: No Known Copyright
