Spanish · Real conversations
Markets and groceries: Spanish conversation practice
Buy a quantity and ask about a product. Read the exchange, reveal the translations when you need them, then try your part before looking at the sample answers.
A1 · Read and rehearse
Your role: A shopper at a produce stall.
Goal: Buy a quantity and ask about a product.
Read the conversation
Partner
Buenos días. ¿Qué desea?
Show English translation
Good morning. What would you like?
You
Medio kilo de tomates, por favor.
Show English translation
Half a kilo of tomatoes, please.
Partner
Aquí tiene. Este melón se vende mucho hoy.
Show English translation
Here you are. This melon is popular today.
You
¿Está maduro?
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Is this ripe?
Partner
Sí, ya está listo para comer. También tenemos pan fresco.
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Yes, it's ready to eat. We also have fresh bread.
You
¿Cuándo se hizo?
Show English translation
When was this made?
Partner
El pan se hizo esta mañana. ¿También busca verduras?
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The bread was made this morning. Are you looking for vegetables too?
You
¿Tiene algún producto cultivado en la zona?
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Do you have anything locally grown?
Partner
Sí, estas zanahorias son de una granja cercana. ¿Pongo todo en una bolsa?
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Yes, these carrots are from a nearby farm. Shall I bag everything?
You
¿Podría ponerlos en bolsas separadas?
Show English translation
Could you put these in separate bags?
Try your part first
Partner says: Good morning. What would you like? Your goal: Half a kilo of tomatoes, please.
Reveal a sample reply
Medio kilo de tomates, por favor.
Half a kilo of tomatoes, please.
Partner says: Here you are. This melon is popular today. Your goal: Is this ripe?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Está maduro?
Is this ripe?
Partner says: Yes, it's ready to eat. We also have fresh bread. Your goal: When was this made?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Cuándo se hizo?
When was this made?
Partner says: The bread was made this morning. Are you looking for vegetables too? Your goal: Do you have anything locally grown?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Tiene algún producto cultivado en la zona?
Do you have anything locally grown?
Partner says: Yes, these carrots are from a nearby farm. Shall I bag everything? Your goal: Could you put these in separate bags?
Reveal a sample reply
¿Podría ponerlos en bolsas separadas?
Could you put these in separate bags?
Make it your own
- Choose another fruit.
- Change the quantity.
- Bring your own bag.
Keep the useful expression and change the detail. There can be several appropriate answers; the revealed replies are examples to learn from.
This rehearsal in other languages
A note on speaking Spanish
These guides use broadly understandable Latin American Spanish. Tú is familiar and usted is respectful or formal, with important regional variation. Me gustaría and ¿podría …? are useful for considerate requests.
Keep accent marks and opening question marks. Some regions choose different everyday words. Follow the complete example rather than substituting English words one by one, especially with pronouns and expressions of preference.
