Wednesday, September 29, 2010

SPA120...Shopping!




Common shopping phrases
¿Cuánto cuesta?    Kwan toe * kway sta    How much does it cost?

Es demasiado caro. Ace * day m asee ah doe * ca roe     It's too expensive.

¿Tiene algo más barato?   Tee ay nay * all go * mAHs * ba ra toe     Do you have anything cheaper?

¿Puedo probármelo?     Pway doe * pro bAR may low     Can I try it on?

El color no me sienta bien.       El *co loor * no * may * see ain ta * be ain    The color doesn't suit me.

¿Dónde están los probadores?    dAWN day * ace tahn * los * pro ba door ace   Where are the changing rooms?

Voy a pagar al contado.      Boy * ah *pah gar * al * con ta doe    I'm going to pay cash.

“ “ en efectivo           ain * ay fake tee bo       I'm going to pay cash.

¿Puede atenderme?          Pway day * ah tain dair may        Can you help me?

“ ‘ ayudarme?     Eye you dar may      Can you help me?

Sólo estoy mirando.     SO lo * ace toy * meer ahn doe       I'm just looking.

¿Podría mostrarme ... ?        poe drEE ah * moes trar may       Could you show me ...?

I can do this for days and I can be more specific and use different vocabulary, but if you learn these…you’ll do just fine!

2 comments:

allenbritt@scc said...

when shopping can you barter in mexico and other spanish speaking countries? like in america normally in a store the price is set and you cant make it lower but in thiland you can barter with everyone over anything.

Unknown said...

Most definitely! I think that's what makes shopping fun bartering for the price. It's almost a shame, because the prices are pretty reasonable and in some cases cheap.