Convenience Store

1. Quere bolsa? Son dez céntimos.

   Would you like a bag? It's ten cents.

   Usage

   What a cashier says when offering a paid bag and its price

   Grammar Note

   Quere is the vostede form. Dez is written with z

2. Non preciso bolsa, traio a miña.

   I don't need a bag, I've brought my own.

   Usage

   Say you do not need a bag because you brought your own

   Grammar Note

   The first person of traer is traio. A miña stands for my bag

3. Hai un importe mínimo para pagar coa tarxeta?

   Is there a minimum amount to pay by card?

   Usage

   Ask whether there is a minimum amount for card payments

   Grammar Note

   Tarxeta is written with x (not tarjeta). Coa = con + a

4. Por baixo de cinco euros só aceptamos efectivo.

   Under five euros we only take cash.

   Usage

   What a shop says when small amounts are cash only

   Grammar Note

   Só means "only". Aceptamos is first person plural

5. Podo pagar con Bizum?

   Can I pay with Bizum?

   Usage

   Ask whether Bizum, the Spanish mobile payment app, is accepted

   Grammar Note

   Con marks the means. Bizum is a brand name

6. Non teño troco para un billete de cincuenta euros.

   I don't have change for a fifty-euro note.

   Usage

   Say you cannot give change for a fifty-euro note

   Grammar Note

   Teño is the first person of ter. Troco is masculine

7. Este pan é de hoxe?

   Is this bread from today?

   Usage

   Ask whether the bread is from today

   Grammar Note

   Hoxe is written with x

8. Un bocadillo e un café, por favor.

   A sandwich and a coffee, please.

   Usage

   Order a sandwich and a coffee

   Grammar Note

   E means "and". Por favor makes the order polite

9. Pode quentar isto no microondas?

   Could you heat this up in the microwave?

   Usage

   Ask whether they can heat something in the microwave

   Grammar Note

   Quentar means "to heat". No = en + o

10. A que hora pecha a tenda?

    What time does the grocery shop close?

    Usage

    Ask when the shop closes

    Grammar Note

    Tenda is a shop. Pechar means "to close"

11. Abren os domingos?

    Are you open on Sundays?

    Usage

    Ask whether the shop opens on Sundays

    Grammar Note

    Weekdays are lowercase. Os domingos = on Sundays in general

12. Ten tarxeta de cliente?

    Do you have a loyalty card?

    Usage

    What a cashier asks about a loyalty card

    Grammar Note

    Ten is the vostede form

13. Fan recargas de móbil?

    Do you do mobile phone top-ups?

    Usage

    Ask whether they do mobile phone top-ups

    Grammar Note

    Fan is the third person plural of facer. Móbil is the mobile phone

14. Cal é a data de caducidade deste iogur?

    What's the use-by date on this yoghurt?

    Usage

    Ask the expiry date of a yoghurt

    Grammar Note

    Deste = de + este. Iogur starts with i

15. Quere a factura co seu NIF?

    Do you want the invoice with your tax ID (NIF)?

    Usage

    What a cashier asks when an invoice with a tax ID is needed

    Grammar Note

    Co = con + o. NIF is the Spanish tax ID number

16. Venden bebidas alcohólicas a esta hora?

    Do you sell alcohol at this hour?

    Usage

    Ask whether alcohol is sold at this hour

    Grammar Note

    Venden is the third person plural of vender

17. Onde están as botellas de auga?

    Where are the bottles of water?

    Usage

    Ask where the water bottles are

    Grammar Note

    Botella is written with ll. Auga is feminine

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