Spanish Shopping Vocabulary Exercise 2

A second exercise on Spanish shopping vocabulary. Covers more shopping phrases, types of payment, and market vocabulary. Elementary–intermediate level.

🔤 Vocabulary spotlight

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Specialist shopping vocabulary — la corbata (tie), la sucursal (branch of a shop/bank), las mascotas (pets — also pet shop items), los discos (records/CDs), la tarjeta (card — credit/debit), regatear (to haggle), el celular (mobile phone), demasiado (too much/many), el reembolso (refund), la librería (bookshop).

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Librería — a classic false friend — La librería is a bookshop, NOT a library. A library is la biblioteca. Similarly, el reembolso (refund) is what you get when returning goods; la devolución is the act of returning. Regatear (to haggle) is perfectly normal in markets across Latin America and Spain — it's expected in many contexts!

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Shopping problem scenarios — Quiero un reembolso, por favor (I'd like a refund, please). ¿Aceptan tarjeta? (Do you take card?). Es demasiado caro (It's too expensive). ¿Puedo regatear el precio? (Can I haggle on the price?). ¿Hay una sucursal más cerca? (Is there a closer branch?). La librería abre a las diez (The bookshop opens at ten).

✨ Ready to practice? ¡Vamos!

Complete the translations below using the following words: corbata, sucursal, mascotas, discos, tarjeta, regatear, celular, demasiado, reembolso, librería.

1. I forgot my credit card. = Olvidé mi de crédito.✓

2. I'm going to ask for a refund. = Voy a solicitar un .✓

3. This branch is not one of the best ones. = Este no es de las mejores.✓

4. Is there a record store around here? = ¿Hay una tienda de por aquí?✓

5. I need to buy a tie. = Necesito comprar una .✓

6. I don't buy pets. I adopt them. = No compro . Las adopto.✓

7. Is that a bookstore? = ¿Ésta es una ?✓

8. It's too expensive. = Es caro.✓

9. I need to buy a new mobile (cell phone). = Necesito comprar un nuevo.✓

10. I'm not good at bargaining. = No soy bueno para .✓