Shopping

1. Canto custa isto?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   The basic way to ask a price while pointing at an item; add "Por favor" to be more polite

   Grammar Note

   Question words carry no accent (unlike Spanish cuánto). "Custa" is the 3rd person singular of custar

2. Só estou mirando, grazas

   I'm just looking, thank you

   Usage

   A polite way to tell a shop assistant that you are only browsing

   Grammar Note

   Progressive = estar + gerund (-ando). Thanks is "Grazas" with no gender split, unlike Portuguese obrigado/a

3. Teñen un tamaño máis grande?

   Do you have a larger size?

   Usage

   Ask for a larger size of clothing or goods; for a smaller one say "máis pequeno"

   Grammar Note

   The 3rd person plural "teñen" addresses the shop staff. Only the closing "?" is used, no "¿"

4. Quedo con este

   I'll take this one

   Usage

   Say it when you have decided what to buy: "I'll take this one"

   Grammar Note

   "Quedar con" means to keep or take something for oneself, as in "Quedo con este"

5. Aceptan tarxeta de crédito?

   Do you accept credit cards?

   Usage

   Check before paying whether credit cards are accepted

   Grammar Note

   Spelled "tarxeta" with x (Spanish tarjeta has j, which Galician lacks). The bare singular means cards in general

6. Podo probar isto?

   May I try it on?

   Usage

   Ask permission to try on clothes or shoes

   Grammar Note

   "Poder" + infinitive. Probar means to try on when the object is clothing

7. Onde están os probadores?

   Where are the fitting rooms?

   Usage

   Ask where the fitting rooms are in a clothes shop

   Grammar Note

   "Probador" is a masculine noun for a fitting room. Location questions use estar, not ser

8. Teñen algo máis barato?

   Do you have something cheaper?

   Usage

   Ask for something cheaper when a price is over budget

   Grammar Note

   "Barato" means low-priced; the opposite is "caro" (máis caro = more expensive)

9. Pode envolvelo para agasallo?

   Could you gift-wrap it?

   Usage

   A polite request to have a purchase gift-wrapped

   Grammar Note

   Infinitive + o becomes "envolvelo" (r assimilates to l). Polite requests to vostede use the 3rd person "pode"

10. Podo devolver isto?

    Can I return this?

    Usage

    Ask whether a purchased item can be returned

    Grammar Note

    "Devolver" means to give back or return. First person of poder is "podo" (no Spanish ue alternation)

11. Non preciso recibo

    I don't need a receipt

    Usage

    Decline a receipt at the till; add "grazas" to soften it

    Grammar Note

    The negation "non" precedes the verb. "Precisar" is transitive and takes no preposition before its object

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