Spanish · Supermercado / caja
You weigh vegetables and fruit: what to say in Spanish
You weigh vegetables and fruit.
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How it's done. You weigh fruit and vegetables yourself: place them on the scale, press the item on the screen and get a price label to stick on the bag.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, ¿cómo se pesan las manzanas?
Pehr-DOH-neh, KOH-moh seh PEH-sahn lahs mahn-SAH-nuhs?
Excuse me, how do I weigh the apples?
THEY SAY
Las pone en la báscula y pulsa el botón de manzanas.Lahs POH-neh en lah BAHS-koo-luh ee POOL-suh el boh-TOHN deh mahn-SAH-nuhs.
You put them on the scale and press the apple button.
They might also say:
Aquí en la báscula: elige el producto y sale la etiqueta.
Uh-KEE en lah BAHS-koo-luh: eh-LEE-kheh el proh-DOOK-toh ee SAH-leh lah eh-tee-KEH-tuh.
Here on the scale: choose the product and the label comes out.
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YOU REPLY
¿Y luego qué hago con la etiqueta?
Ee loo-EH-goh keh AH-goh kohn lah eh-tee-KEH-tuh?
And what do I do with the label?
THEY SAY
La pega en la bolsa. En la caja la leen.Lah PEH-guh en lah BOL-suh. En lah KAH-khuh lah LEH-ayn.
You stick it on the bag. At the checkout they read it.
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YOU FINISH
Vale, gracias.
BAH-leh, GRAH-syuhs.
OK, thanks.
THEY SAY
De nada. Si tiene dudas, pregunte.Deh NAH-duh. See TYEH-neh DOO-duhs, preh-GOON-teh.
You're welcome. If you have any doubts, ask.
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
pesan
PEH-sahn
verb
weigh
manzanas
mahn-SAH-nuhs
noun
apples
pone
POH-neh
verb
puts
báscula
BAHS-koo-luh
noun
scales
pulsa
POOL-suh
verb
presses
24 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?
¿Puede escribírmelo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh es-kree-BEER-meh-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you write it down for me, please?
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