Spanish · Supermercado / caja
You pay at the supermarket till: what to say in Spanish
You pay at the supermarket checkout.
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How it's done. At the checkout in Spain cashiers usually ask about a bag (¿Quiere bolsa?) and the way of paying; bags are paid, so many bring their own.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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THEY SPEAK FIRST
THEY SAY
Buenos días. ¿Quiere bolsa?Boo-EH-nos DEE-uhs. KYEH-reh BOL-suh?
Good morning. Do you want a bag?
They might also say:
Hola, ¿necesita una bolsa?
OH-luh, neh-seh-SEE-tuh OO-nuh BOL-suh?
Hello, do you need a bag?
YOU REPLY
No, gracias, tengo la mía.
Noh, GRAH-syuhs, TAYN-goh lah MEE-uh.
No, thanks, I have my own.
THEY SAY
Son veintitrés euros con cuarenta.Sohn bayn-tee-TRES EH-oo-ros kohn koo-uh-RAYN-tuh.
That's twenty-three euros forty.
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YOU REPLY
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta?
Poo-EH-doh puh-GAHR kohn tuhr-KHEH-tuh?
Can I pay by card?
THEY SAY
Claro. Pásela por aquí.KLAH-roh. PAH-seh-luh por uh-KEE.
Of course. Tap it here.
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YOU FINISH
Gracias. Hasta luego.
GRAH-syuhs. AHS-tuh loo-EH-goh.
Thanks. See you.
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
Buenos
Boo-EH-nos
adjective
good (masc. plural)
días
DEE-uhs
noun
days
bolsa
BOL-suh
noun
bag
No
Noh
adverb
no
tengo
TAYN-goh
verb
I have
Son
Sohn
verb
are
15 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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