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Supermarket phrases: find groceries and pay at checkout
Prepare for a visit to the supermarket with words, phrases and a sample conversation from Atlas. Read the English with Spanish meanings, then practise both sides out loud before you go.
Find it, price it, pay for it.
Words
| English | IPA | Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| aisle | /ˈeɪ.səl/ | pasillo |
| oat milk | /oʊt mɪlk/ | leche de avena |
| shelf | /ʃelf/ | estante |
| cereal | /ˈsɪr.i.əl/ | cereal |
| brand | /brænd/ | marca |
| limit | /ˈlɪm.ɪt/ | límite |
| stock | /stɑːk/ | existencias |
| back | /bæk/ | almacén |
Phrases you'd say
- Which aisle is ... in?
¿En qué pasillo está ...? - Is it next to ...?
¿Está al lado de ...? - How many can I buy?
¿Cuántos puedo comprar? - Check the back, please.
Mire en el almacén, por favor. - Does the discount still apply?
¿Aún vale el descuento? - Do I need a card for that price?
¿Necesito tarjeta para ese precio? - Is that the final price?
¿Ese es el precio final? - What's the price per hundred grams?
¿Cuánto es el precio por cada cien gramos? - By card, please.
Con tarjeta, por favor. - Do you have a member card?
¿Tiene tarjeta de socio/a? - Would you like the receipt?
¿Desea el recibo? - That card was declined.
Esa tarjeta ha sido rechazada. - I don't think so.
Creo que no.
What you might hear
- Staff: Can I help you find something?
¿Le puedo ayudar a buscar algo? - Staff: Let me check... It should be in Aisle 9.
Déjeme revisar... Debería estar en el pasillo 9. - Staff: Yes, right by the cereals.
Sí, justo junto a los cereales.
Sample conversation
- Staff: Can I help you find something?
¿Le puedo ayudar a buscar algo? - You: Hi, I'm looking for Oatly oat milk. Do you know which aisle it's in?
Hola, busco leche de avena Oatly. ¿Sabe en qué pasillo está? - Staff: Let me check... It should be in Aisle 9.
Déjeme revisar... Debería estar en el pasillo 9. - You: Aisle 9. Got it.
Pasillo 9. Entendido. - You: Is it next to the cereal section?
¿Está al lado de la sección de cereales? - Staff: Yes, right by the cereals.
Sí, justo junto a los cereales.
Find an item
- Which aisle is ... in?
¿En qué pasillo está ...? - Is it next to ...?
¿Está al lado de ...? - How many can I buy?
¿Cuántos puedo comprar? - Check the back, please.
Mire en el almacén, por favor.
Ask about prices
- Does the discount still apply?
¿Aún vale el descuento? - Do I need a card for that price?
¿Necesito tarjeta para ese precio? - Is that the final price?
¿Ese es el precio final? - What's the price per hundred grams?
¿Cuánto es el precio por cada cien gramos?
Pay at checkout
- By card, please.
Con tarjeta, por favor. - Do you have a member card?
¿Tiene tarjeta de socio/a? - Would you like the receipt?
¿Desea el recibo? - That card was declined.
Esa tarjeta ha sido rechazada. - I don't think so.
Creo que no.
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Updated November 1, 2026