Spanish Phrases: Shopping in Spanish
On this page, we'll look at names of shops in Spanish and some
useful Spanish shopping phrases.
Note: a Spanish shopping crossword
and wordsearch are available to help
you learn this vocabulary.
Shops in Spanish
First, some very generic words for shops in Spanish:
una tienda | - | a shop | una tienda departamental | - | a department store | una tiendita | - | a small shop, corner shop | una plaza (comercial) | - | an shopping centre, mall | un mercado | - | a market | el centro comercial | - | the shops, the shopping centre | el super(mercado) | - | the supermarket |
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In general, you can use the phrase una tienda de X
to refer to a shop selling X. Here are some common examples:
una tienda de comestibles | - | a grocer's (UK), drugstore (US) | una tienda de discos | - | music shop, record shop | una tienda de deportes | - | a sports shop | una tienda de flores | - | a florist's, flower shop | una tienda de periódicos | - | a newsagent's | una tienda de regalos | - | a gift shop | una tienda de ropa | - | a clothes shop |
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If you're not sure of the exact word for a particular shop, then a
good strategy is to use una tienda de... as it will
still be understood.
However, here are some more specific words for certain types of
shop:
una carnicería | - | a butcher's | una droguería (Spain) | - | a DIY store, hardware shop | una dulcería | - | a sweet shop, candy shop | una farmacia | - | a pharmacy, chemist's, drugstore | una ferretería | - | a hardware shop | una florería | - | a florist's | una floristería (Spain) | - | a florist's | una frutería | - | a greengrocer's, fruit shop | una joyería | - | a jeweller's, jewellery shop | una juguetería | - | a toyshop | una librería | - | a bookshop, bookstore | una óptica | - | an optician's | una panadería | - | a bakery | una pastelería | - | a bakery, cake shop | una verdulería | - | a greengrocer's | una zapatería | - | a shoe shop |
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Pronunciation tip: many of these words end in
-ía, with the stress on the i.
Be careful of farmacia, which has the stress on the
-ma- syllable.
See also...
Spanish shopping phrases
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