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You buy something at the petrol station shop: what to say in Spanish
You buy something in the station shop.
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How it's done. In the station shop you take water, coffee and snacks; remind them of the pump number when paying; prices are higher than in a supermarket.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
Cheat sheet for your visit
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YOU START
Un café y una botella de agua, por favor.
Oon kuh-FEH ee OO-nuh boh-TEH-ah deh AH-goo-uh, por fuh-BOR.
A coffee and a bottle of water, please.
THEY SAY
Aquí tiene. ¿Algo más?Uh-KEE TYEH-neh. AHL-goh mahs?
Here you are. Anything else?
They might also say:
Ahí tiene. ¿Quiere algo más?
Uh-EE TYEH-neh. KYEH-reh AHL-goh mahs?
There you are. Would you like anything else?
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YOU REPLY
El surtidor cinco, por favor.
El soor-tee-DOR SEEN-koh, por fuh-BOR.
Pump five, please.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Son veintiocho con ochenta.Mooy byayn. Sohn bayn-TYOH-choh kohn oh-CHAYN-tuh.
Very well. That's twenty-eight eighty.
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YOU FINISH
Aquí tiene. Gracias.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh. GRAH-syuhs.
Here you are. Thanks.
THEY SAY
Gracias a usted. Buen viaje.GRAH-syuhs uh oos-TED. Boo-AYN BYAH-kheh.
Thank you. Have a good trip.
The course is in the app
This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
café
kuh-FEH
noun
coffee
botella
boh-TEH-ah
noun
bottle
agua
AH-goo-uh
noun
water
favor
fuh-BOR
noun
favour
Aquí
Uh-KEE
adverb
here
tiene
TYEH-neh
verb
has
20 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.
If you did not understand
¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¡Gracias!
GRAH-syuhs!
Thank you!
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