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🛍️ Shopping, markets & haggling

Shops, sizes, paying — and haggling at the market.

Shops & paying (Spain)

Q ¿Te ayudo en algo? — Can I help you with anything?

  • A Solo estoy mirando, gracias. — Just looking, thanks.
  • A Sí, busco __. — Yes, I'm looking for __.

They'll say Tranquilo/a, lo que necesites. — No worries, whatever you need.

Q ¿Cuánto vale? — How much is it?

They'll say Son quince euros. — It's fifteen euros.

"¿Cuánto vale?" is very common in Spain (also "¿Cuánto cuesta?").

Q ¿Qué talla usas? — What size are you?

  • A La M, creo. — M, I think.
  • A No estoy seguro/a, ¿me la puedo probar? — Not sure, can I try it on?

They'll say Los probadores están al fondo. — The fitting rooms are at the back.

"Talla" = clothes size; "número" = shoe size.

Q ¿Aceptáis tarjeta? — Do you take card?

They'll say Sí, a partir de cinco euros. — Yes, from five euros up.

Some small shops have a card minimum.

Markets & haggling (Spain)

Q ¡Mira, guapo/guapa! ¿Qué te pongo? — Hey, handsome/beautiful! What can I get you?

  • A ¿A cómo están los tomates? — How much are the tomatoes?

They'll say A dos euros el kilo. — Two euros a kilo.

"¿A cómo está(n)…?" is the market way to ask produce prices.

Q ¿Me haces un precio si llevo dos? — Can you give me a deal if I take two?

They'll say Va, te los dejo en cinco. — Alright, I'll give them to you for five.

Haggle at flea markets (El Rastro), not in normal shops.

Q Uf, es un poco caro. ¿Es lo último? — Oof, a bit pricey. Is that your best price?

They'll say Te lo dejo en __ y ya está. — I'll do __ and that's it.

Q Me lo llevo. ¿Me lo pones en una bolsa? — I'll take it. Can you bag it?

They'll say Toma, y gracias, majo/maja. — Here you go, and thanks, love.

"Majo/maja" = nice/friendly, very Spain.