Spanish for English speakers Supermarket · Lesson 1

Where is it?

Find products in a Spanish supermarket — ¿Dónde puedo encontrar el azúcar? (Where can I find the sugar?) — using puedo for ability.

Conversation

  1. Honey Honey

    Disculpe, ¿dónde puedo encontrar el azúcar?

    Excuse me, where can I find sugar?

    Tip: <Disculpe> is a formal way to say <Excuse me> since you are in a supermarket and you don't know the person you're addressing to

  2. Meera Meera

    En el segundo pasillo al fondo

    At the end of the second aisle

    Tip: <Pasillo> = aisle

  3. Honey Honey

    ¿Por allá?

    Down there?

    Tip: <Allá> = there

  4. Meera Meera

    Sí. Al lado de los cereales

    Yes. Next to breakfast cereals

    Tip: <Al lado de> = Next to

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you ask 'where is ...?' in a Spanish shop?

¿Dónde está + noun? or ¿Dónde puedo encontrar + noun? — both are polite ways to ask for products.

What is pasillo?

'Aisle' — in a supermarket. Pasillo dos = aisle 2. Also 'corridor / hallway' in other contexts.

What does al fondo mean?

'At the back / at the end'. Al fondo del pasillo = 'at the end of the aisle'.

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