Basic numbers: Paying the grocery bill

🇪🇸 In Spain, [buenas] works as a casual all-purpose greeting, especially in shops. People often say just [buenas] instead of the fuller [buenos días] or [buenas tardes].

🇪🇸 This sounds natural and friendly in a shop in Spain. [Buenas] softens the greeting and is very common with staff you don't know.

💬 [Cuántas] changes to match a plural noun: [cuántas cosas], but [cuánto dinero]. The ending shifts with what you're counting.

💬 [Llevar] often means more than physically carrying. In shops, [llevo] can mean "I have" or "I'm buying," as in [Llevo dos botellas].

💬 [Llevar] often means more than physically carrying. In shops, [¿Cuántas cosas llevo?] is literally about what you're "carrying," but naturally means how many items you have.

💬 [Lleva] can mean [you carry], [he carries], or [she carries]. In shops, staff often use this form to mean "you have" when speaking politely to one customer.