Spanish Shopping Vocabulary Exercise 3 (Types of Shops)

Practise the Spanish names for different types of shops and businesses. Each question describes a shop — write the correct Spanish word. Elementary–intermediate level.

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The -ería pattern — Most specialist shops are named after what they sell: flores → florería (flower shop), zapatos → zapatería (shoe shop), pasteles → pastelería (pastry shop), juguetes → juguetería (toy shop). This -ería suffix is one of the most productive patterns in Spanish.

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The trickier -ería shops — la ferretería (hardware store — from hierro, iron), la papelería (stationery shop — from papel), la joyería (jewellery store — from joya, jewel), la peluquería (hairdresser — from peluca, wig). Knowing the root word makes the shop name click.

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Shopping on errands — ¿Hay una farmacia cerca? (Is there a pharmacy nearby?). Tengo que ir a la gasolinera (I need to go to the petrol station). La pastelería cierra a las ocho (The pastry shop closes at eight). Compré unas flores en la florería del mercado (I bought some flowers at the market flower shop).

✨ Ready to practice? ¡Vamos!

You have a list of items to buy. Choose the correct answer for each of the items from the following list: florería, joyería, peluquería, gasolinera, juguetería, zapatería, ferretería, pastelería, farmacia, papelería.

1. Where can you buy flowers for your mom? En la .✓

2. Where can you buy a toy for your nephew? En la .✓

3. Where can you buy a necklace for your girlfriend? En la .✓

4. Where can you buy a hammer? En la .✓

5. Where can you get your hair done? En la .✓

6. Where can you buy medicine for your grandmother? En la .✓

7. Where can you buy a new pair of sneakers? En la .✓

8. Where can you order a birthday cake? En la .✓

9. Where can you fill up your car with gas? En la .✓

10. Where can you buy some post-its and paper for your printer? En la .✓