Spanish · Supermercado / caja
You notice the wrong price was rung up at the till: what to say in Spanish
You notice the wrong price was rung up at the checkout.
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How it's done. If the price at the till differs from the shelf, say calmly: Perdone, esto cuesta menos - the worker checks and corrects.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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1
YOU START
Perdone, aquí ponía dos euros y me ha cobrado tres.
Pehr-DOH-neh, uh-KEE poh-NEE-uh dos EH-oo-ros ee meh uh koh-BRAH-doh tres.
Excuse me, here it said two euros and you charged me three.
THEY SAY
Vamos a comprobarlo. ¿Qué producto es?BAH-mos uh kom-proh-BAHR-loh. Keh proh-DOOK-toh es?
Let's check it. Which product is it?
They might also say:
Déjeme mirar. ¿De qué producto se trata?
DEH-kheh-meh mee-RAHR. Deh keh proh-DOOK-toh seh TRAH-tuh?
Let me look. Which product is it?
2
YOU REPLY
Estos tomates de la oferta.
ES-tos toh-MAH-tes deh lah oh-FEHR-tuh.
These tomatoes from the offer.
THEY SAY
Tiene razón, perdone. Se lo corrijo.TYEH-neh ruh-SOHN, pehr-DOH-neh. Seh loh kor-REE-khoh.
You're right, sorry. I'll correct it.
3
YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs.
Thank you very much.
THEY SAY
A usted. Que tenga buen día.Uh oos-TED. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
Thank you. 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.
On the website the first dialogue, the 112 category, the rescue phrases and the “Basics” are fully open.
Words worth knowing
Perdone
Pehr-DOH-neh
verb
excuse me, sorry
aquí
uh-KEE
adverb
here
ponía
poh-NEE-uh
verb
said
euros
EH-oo-ros
noun
euros
ha
uh
verb
has (auxiliary)
cobrado
koh-BRAH-doh
verb
charged
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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