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Vocabulary (16)

 El precio: The price (Spanish)

Él siempre pregunta: ¿Cuál es el precio?

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He always asks: What is the price? Show

El precio

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The price Show

 Comprar (to buy) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Tú compras la leche después del trabajo.

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You buy the milk after work. Show

Comprar

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To buy Show

 El dinero: The money (Spanish)

Él perdió el dinero.

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He lost the money. Show

El dinero

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The money Show

 El euro: The euro (Spanish)

El precio del pan es un euro.

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The price of bread is one euro. Show

El euro

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The euro Show

 La factura: The invoice (Spanish)

Yo tengo que pagar la factura de la leche.

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I have to pay the bill for the milk. Show

La factura

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The invoice Show

 El descuento: The discount (Spanish)

El descuento en la tienda es del diez por ciento.

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The discount in the shop is ten percent. Show

El descuento

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The discount Show

 El cambio: The change (Spanish)

No necesito el cambio.

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I don't need the change. Show

El cambio

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The change Show

 Barato: Cheap (Spanish)

La leche en esta tienda es muy barata.

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The milk in this shop is very cheap. Show

Barato

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Cheap Show

 Caro: Expensive (Spanish)

El queso es caro en esta tienda.

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The cheese is expensive in this shop. Show

Caro

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Expensive Show

 La tienda: The store (Spanish)

Yo quiero comprar pan en la tienda.

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I want to buy bread at the shop. Show

La tienda

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The store Show

 Pagar (to pay) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Yo pago la cuenta en el restaurante.

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I pay the bill at the restaurant. Show

Pagar

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To pay Show

 Costar (to cost) - Verb conjugation and exercises

El vino cuesta menos de lo esperado.

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The wine costs less than expected. Show

Costar

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To cost Show

 La tarjeta: The card (Spanish)

Tengo que usar la tarjeta para pagar el café.

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I have to use the card to pay for the coffee. Show

La tarjeta

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The card Show

 El efectivo: Cash (Spanish)

¿Cuánto efectivo tengo para pagar la cuenta hoy?

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How much cash do I have to pay the bill today? Show

El efectivo

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Cash Show

 La cuenta: The bill (Spanish)

Hay que pedir la cuenta antes de salir de la tienda.

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You have to ask for the bill before leaving the shop. Show

La cuenta

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The bill Show

 Vender (to sell) - Verb conjugation and exercises

¿Vosotros vendéis zapatos en rebajas?

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Do you sell shoes on sale? Show

Vender

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To sell Show

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A1.19.3 Gramática

Adverbios de cantidad: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..."

Adverbs of quantity: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..."


Conversation exercise

  1. Imagina que estás en el mercado. ¿Qué te gustaría comprar? ¿Cómo pagas? (Imagine you are on the market. What would you like to buy? How do you pay?)
  2. Nombra y discute los precios. ¿Es barato o caro? Pide un descuento. (Name and discuss the prices. Is it cheap or expensive? Ask for a discount.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Quiero comprar pan y manzanas.

I want to buy some bread and apples.

No quiero comprar nada.

I don't want to buy anything.

Las naranjas son bastante caras.

The oranges are quite expensive.

Las cebollas son baratas.

The onions are cheap.

¿Puedo pagar en efectivo o con tarjeta?

Can I pay cash or by card?

¿Hay algún descuento para las verduras?

Is there a discount for the vegetables?

¿Cuánto cuestan las naranjas?

How much do the oranges cost?

Las manzanas cuestan tres euros con cincuenta.

The apples cost three euros fifty.

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Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
tienda son | para cambio | en la | rápido. | Los efectivos
Los efectivos en la tienda son para cambio rápido.
(The cash in the shop is for quick exchange.)
2.
receta son | Los ingredientes | caros. | para la
Los ingredientes para la receta son caros.
(The ingredients for the recipe are expensive.)
3.
en esta | El queso | tienda. | es caro
El queso es caro en esta tienda.
(The cheese is expensive in this shop.)
4.
la leche | después del | trabajo. | Tú compras
Tú compras la leche después del trabajo.
(You buy the milk after work.)
5.
café. | Tengo que | tarjeta para | usar la | pagar el
Tengo que usar la tarjeta para pagar el café.
(I have to use the card to pay for the coffee.)
6.
caras | Las | aquí. | galletas | son
Las galletas son caras aquí.
(The biscuits are expensive here.)
7.
descuento | un | tienen | hoy. | Las | tiendas
Las tiendas tienen un descuento hoy.
(The shops have a discount today.)

Exercise 2: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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Vender


To sell

2

El descuento


The discount

3

El euro


The euro

4

La tarjeta


The card

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La factura


The invoice

Exercise 3: Verb conjugation

Instruction: Choose the correct verb and tense.

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pago, pagan, vendemos, cuesta, vende, pagas, pagáis, paga

1.
Yo ... la cuenta en el restaurante.
(I pay the bill at the restaurant.)
2.
Tú ... la comida.
(You pay for the food.)
3.
Ellos ... la factura de la luz.
(They pay the electricity bill.)
4.
El vino ... menos de lo esperado.
(The wine costs less than expected.)
5.
Él ... el alquiler puntualmente.
(He pays the rent on time.)
6.
Vosotros ... la entrada al cine.
(You all pay the cinema ticket.)
7.
Él ... el coche por buen precio.
(He sells the car for a good price.)
8.
Nosotros ... ropa usada.
(We sell second-hand clothing.)

Exercise 4: Adverbios de cantidad: "Mucho, poco, bastante,..."

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

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poco, muchas, pocos, nada, mucha, mucho, bastante

1.
Tengo ... euros en mi bolsillo.
(I have few euros in my pocket.)
2.
Este precio es ... alto.
(This price is quite high.)
3.
Esto es ... efectivo.
(This is not very effective.)
4.
En esta tienda no hay ... interesante.
(There is nothing interesting in this shop.)
5.
Tengo ... energía.
(I have a lot of energy.)
6.
Pago ... por esta ropa.
(I pay a lot for these clothes.)
7.
Tengo ... amigas.
(I have many friends.)
8.
Esto no cuesta ....
(This costs nothing.)

Additional learning materials

Appendix 1: Extended vocabulary table

Core vocabulary (16): Verbs: 4, Adjectives: 2, Nouns: 10,
Context vocabulary: 4

Spanish English
Barato Cheap
Billetes Banknotes
Caro Expensive
Comprar To buy
Costar To cost
El cambio The change
El descuento The discount
El dinero The money
El efectivo Cash
El euro The euro
El precio The price
La cuenta The bill
La factura The invoice
La tarjeta The card
La tienda The store
Moneda Currency
Paga Pays
Pagar To pay
Peseta Peseta
Vender To sell

Appendix 2: Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Pagar to pay

Presente

Spanish English
yo pago I pay
tú pagas You pay
él/ella paga he/she pays
nosotros/nosotras pagamos We pay
vosotros/vosotras pagáis you pay
ellos/ellas pagan they pay

Exercises and examples phrases

Costar to cost

Presente

Spanish English
cuesta costs

Exercises and examples phrases

Vender to sell

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Spanish English
yo vendo I sell
tú vendes you sell
él/ella vende he/she sells
nosotros/nosotras vendemos we sell
vosotros/vosotras vendéis you sell
ellos/ellas venden they sell

Exercises and examples phrases

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