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You ask whether you can try it before buying: what to say in Spanish

You ask whether you can try before buying.

Mercado / frutería7 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. At the market you can ask ¿Puedo probar? - sellers offer a piece of fruit or cheese; do not take on your own without permission.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
¿Puedo probar un poco de este queso?
Poo-EH-doh proh-BAHR oon POH-koh deh ES-teh KEH-soh?
May I try a bit of this cheese?
THEY SAY
Claro, tome. Es de oveja, curado.
KLAH-roh, TOH-meh. Es deh oh-BEH-khuh, koo-RAH-doh.
Of course, here. It's sheep's, cured.
They might also say:
Por supuesto, pruebe. Es queso de oveja curado.
Por soo-poo-ES-toh, proo-EH-beh. Es KEH-soh deh oh-BEH-khuh koo-RAH-doh.
Of course, try it. It's cured sheep's cheese.
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2
YOU REPLY
Está muy rico. Póngame un cuarto.
Es-TAH mooy REE-koh. POHN-guh-meh oon koo-AHR-toh.
It's very tasty. Give me a quarter.
THEY SAY
Marchando.
Muhr-CHAHN-doh.
Coming up.
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3
YOU REPLY
Gracias.
GRAH-syuhs.
Thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. ¿Algo más?
Deh NAH-duh. AHL-goh mahs?
You're welcome. Anything else?
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YOU FINISH
No, eso es todo. Gracias.
Noh, EH-soh es TOH-doh. GRAH-syuhs.
No, that's all. Thanks.

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Words worth knowing

probar
proh-BAHR
verb
to try, to try on
poco
POH-koh
adverb
a little, little
queso
KEH-soh
noun
cheese
Claro
KLAH-roh
adverb
of course, clear
tome
TOH-meh
verb
take
Es
Es
verb
is

17 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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