Spanish · Supermercado / caja
You ask where to find a product in the supermarket: what to say in Spanish
You ask where to find an item in the supermarket.
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How it's done. Store words: pasillo (aisle), sección (department), lácteos (dairy), congelados (frozen), limpieza (cleaning), panadería (bread).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
Perdone, ¿dónde está la leche?
Pehr-DOH-neh, DOHN-deh es-TAH lah LEH-cheh?
Excuse me, where is the milk?
THEY SAY
En el pasillo cuatro, al fondo a la derecha.En el puh-SEEY-oh koo-AH-troh, ahl FOHN-doh uh lah deh-REH-chuh.
In aisle four, at the end on the right.
They might also say:
Pasillo cuatro, al fondo, con los lácteos.
Puh-SEEY-oh koo-AH-troh, ahl FOHN-doh, kohn los LAHK-teh-os.
Aisle four, at the back, with the dairy.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y el aceite de oliva?
Ee el uh-SAY-teh deh oh-LEE-buh?
And the olive oil?
THEY SAY
En el pasillo siete, junto a las conservas.En el puh-SEEY-oh SYEH-teh, KHOON-toh uh lahs kohn-SEHR-buhs.
In aisle seven, next to the tinned goods.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga buen día.Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a good day.
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
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
está
es-TAH
verb
is, is located
leche
LEH-cheh
noun
milk
pasillo
puh-SEEY-oh
noun
corridor
fondo
FOHN-doh
noun
bottom
derecha
deh-REH-chuh
noun
right (side)
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?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?
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