🇪🇸 Spanish Level A1

At the market in Spanish

You're in a Spanish market at a fruit stall. Listen to the seller (Paco), then choose how to reply — tap an answer to hear its pronunciation and see its translation, then confirm. What you pick changes what he says. Open “Vocabulary” for the words (or “Explore the scene”) and tap “🗣️ On the street” for the real language.

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At the market — Spanish

What you'll learn here

Key words

las naranjas las na-RAN-jas
the oranges
Spain is the kingdom of oranges (Valencia). “De zumo” = for juice; “de mesa” = for eating. Useful fruits: manzanas (apples), plátanos (bananas), fresas (strawberries).
las verduras las ver-DU-ras
the vegetables
Useful veg: tomates (tomatoes), patatas (potatoes), cebollas (onions), pimientos (peppers), ajos (garlic). “Maduro” = ripe; “verde” = unripe.
la balanza la ba-LAN-za
the scale
At the market stall the seller weighs it. “Un kilo” / “medio kilo” / “un cuarto” (250 g). Unlike the supermarket, where you weigh it yourself.
el puesto el PUES-to
the stall
“El puesto” = the stall; “el mercado” has many stalls (fruit, fish, meat). “El frutero” is the fruit seller.
la bolsa la BOL-sa
the bag
Many Spaniards bring “el carrito” (shopping trolley) or “la bolsa de tela” (cloth bag). Plastic bags cost money.

How locals really say it

Not the textbook version — the real language you hear in Spanish.

“¡Buenas! Dime, ¿qué te pongo?” — Hi! Tell me, what can I get you?
“Todo fresquito, mira.” — All nice and fresh, look.
“¿Cuánto quieres?” — How much do you want?
“A dos el kilo, una ganga.” — Two a kilo, a steal.

Dialogue (excerpt)

A taste of the conversation — play the rest in the app.

Paco
¡Buenos días, guapa! ¿Qué le pongo?
Good morning, love! What can I get you?
Paco
Tenemos fruta fresca de hoy.
We've got fresh fruit from today.
You
Quería un kilo de naranjas.
I'd like a kilo of oranges.
Paco
¿Cuánto le pongo?
How much shall I give you?
You
Un kilo, por favor.
A kilo, please.
Paco
Las naranjas están a dos euros el kilo.
The oranges are two euros a kilo.

…continues in the app →

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