Learn Spanish Shopping Vocabulary | Vocabulario de Compras en Español en un Mercado en México @SpanishPlayground
Learn Spanish Shopping Vocabulary | Vocabulario de Compras en Español en un Mercado en México  @SpanishPlayground
Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Learn Spanish shopping vocabulary and useful phrases in Spanish with Juan as he visits a mercado tradicional en México. This live Spanish lesson helps you practice cómo hacer una lista de compras en español, ask questions like ¿Cuánto cuesta? and ¿Dónde están los tomates?, and build your vocabulary with frutas, verduras y productos básicos.
This video is ideal for Spanish beginners and intermediate learners who want to improve listening comprehension and pronunciation while learning about la cultura mexicana. You’ll learn words like huevos, plátanos, leche, jitomates y chayotes, as well as expressions you need when you go de compras en español — whether at el mercado or el supermercado.

By watching this video, you’ll learn how to:
- Hacer una lista de mandado en español
- Pedir y preguntar precios en el mercado (¿Cuánto cuesta? ¿Me das…?)
- Usar cantidades comunes like medio kilo, un litro
- Saludar y ser cortés en una tienda en México

Practice Spanish with this interactive mercado experience and discover cómo comprar en un mercado en México.

Use this vocabulary list to preview and support learning as you watch!

** Places to Shop**
el mercado – market
el supermercado – supermarket
la tienda – store / shop
la tienda local – local store
la florería – flower shop
la carnicería – butcher shop
la cocina – food stand / kitchen (in a market)
la tienda de abarrotes – grocery store / convenience store

** Shopping Items**
la bolsa (de mercado / de mandado) – shopping bag
la lista (de compras / de mandado) – shopping list
el monedero – wallet
el billete – bill (paper money)
el cambio – change

**Food Vocabulary**
el huevo – egg
el plátano – plantain / banana (in Mexico, plátano is the usual word)
la banana – banana (more common in other Latin American countries)
la leche – milk
el jitomate / el tomate – tomato (in Mexico jitomate is common)
el chayote – chayote (Mexican squash)
la zanahoria – carrot (mentioned but not bought)
el queso – cheese
la carne – meat
el arroz – rice
el frijol – bean
las almendras – almonds
la semilla – seed
las flores – flowers
el girasol – sunflower

**Quantities & Measurements**
un litro – one liter
medio kilo – half a kilo
un kilo y medio – one and a half kilos
cinco tomates – five tomatoes
dos chayotes – two chayotes
cuatro o cinco plátanos – four or five bananas

**Useful Phrases for Shopping**
¿Tienes…? – Do you have…?
¿Dónde están…? – Where are…?
¿Cuánto cuesta…? – How much does … cost?
¿Cuánto cuestan…? – How much do … cost?
¿Cuánto va a ser? – How much will it be?
¿Me das…? – Can you give me…?
Gracias – Thank you

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