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You ask for advice on what to choose: what to say in Spanish
You ask for advice on what to choose.
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How it's done. Asking for advice: ¿Qué me recomienda?; sellers gladly say what is in season (de temporada) and how to cook it.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.
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YOU START
¿Qué me recomienda para una ensalada?
Keh meh reh-koh-MYAYN-duh PAH-ruh OO-nuh ayn-suh-LAH-duh?
What do you recommend for a salad?
THEY SAY
Estos tomates están buenísimos, son de temporada.ES-tos toh-MAH-tes es-TAHN boo-eh-NEE-see-mos, sohn deh tem-poh-RAH-duh.
These tomatoes are excellent, they're in season.
They might also say:
Los tomates ahora están en su punto, de temporada.
Los toh-MAH-tes uh-OH-ruh es-TAHN en soo POON-toh, deh tem-poh-RAH-duh.
The tomatoes are at their best now, in season.
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YOU REPLY
Pues póngame medio kilo.
Poo-ES POHN-guh-meh MEH-dyoh KEE-loh.
Then give me half a kilo.
THEY SAY
Y unos pepinos, ¿le pongo?Ee OO-nos peh-PEE-nos, leh POHN-goh?
And some cucumbers, shall I add?
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YOU REPLY
Sí, dos, por favor.
See, dos, por fuh-BOR.
Yes, two, please.
THEY SAY
Marchando. Son cuatro euros con diez.Muhr-CHAHN-doh. Sohn koo-AH-troh EH-oo-ros kohn dyehs.
Coming up. That's four euros ten.
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YOU FINISH
Aquí tiene. Gracias.
Uh-KEE TYEH-neh. GRAH-syuhs.
Here you are. Thanks.
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.
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Words worth knowing
recomienda
reh-koh-MYAYN-duh
verb
recommends
ensalada
ayn-suh-LAH-duh
noun
salad
tomates
toh-MAH-tes
noun
tomatoes
están
es-TAHN
verb
are (they)
buenísimos
boo-eh-NEE-see-mos
adjective
very good (plural)
son
sohn
verb
are
26 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?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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