Souvenir shopping: Asking about prices
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Key Phrases
¿Cuánto cuesta esta postal?
How much does this postcard cost?
¿Aceptan tarjeta?
Do you accept card payments?
¡Que tenga un buen día!
Have a good day!
Skills You'll Learn
Asking for prices in a store
Preguntar por precios en una tienda
Inquiring about payment methods
Consultar sobre métodos de pago
Greeting and parting politely
Saludar y despedirse cortésmente
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are in a souvenir shop in Spain. You are interested in buying a postcard and a keychain as gifts. You inquire about the prices and confirm the payment methods accepted by the shop. After deciding on your purchase, you hand over your card to pay for the items.
Hola, ¿cuánto cuesta esta postal?
Hello, how much does this postcard cost?
Hola, esa postal cuesta dos euros.
Hello, that postcard costs two euros.
¿Y ese llavero?
And what about that keychain?
El llavero cuesta tres euros.
The keychain costs three euros.
Voy a llevarme el llavero también. ¿Aceptan tarjeta?
I will take the keychain as well. Do you accept card payments?
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Hola
OH-lah
Hello
💬 A friendly greeting used at any time of the day.
🇪🇸 In Spain, it's polite to greet everyone you meet, even in stores.
See breakdown →Cuánto
KWAN-toh
How much
💬 Used to ask for the price of something.
🇪🇸 Haggling is not common in Spain for souvenirs, but asking for discounts is acceptable.
See breakdown →Cuesta
KWES-tah
Cost
💬 Combine it with 'cuánto' to ask for the price: '¿Cuánto cuesta?'
See breakdown →Postal
POHS-tal
Postcard
💬 Feminine noun: 'la postal'.
🇪🇸 Postcards are a popular and inexpensive souvenir in Spain.
See breakdown →Dos
DOHS
Two
Euros
YOO-rohs
Euros
Dos euros
DOHS YOO-rohs
Two euros
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