AT THE SUPERMARKET – vocabulary and useful expressions

20% off /tuenti percent of/ To sell /tu sel/

aisle /ail / Trolley /troli/
bag /bæɡ/ warehouse /werjaus/
barcode /barkoud/ cash /kash/
barcode reader /bɑrkoʊd rider/ cashier /cashiir/
bargain /barguen/ check-out counter /chekaut caunter/
cheque /chek/ cash only /cash onli/
closeout sale /clousaut seil/ banknote /bæŋknout/
credit card /kredit kard/ coin /coin/
customer /costomer/ discount coupon /discaunt kupan/
debit card /debɪt kɑrd/ change /cheinch/
escalator /eskeleiror/ sales tax /seils tæks /
express lane /kspres lein/ purchase /perches/
freezer /frízer/ delivery /deliveri/
fridge /fridch/ ticket /tiket/
grand opening sale /grænd openin seil/ receipt /risit/
half price /haf praiz/ guarantee /garanti/
lift /lift/ money-back /mani-bæk/
manager /mænayer/ guarantee refundable /garanti rifondebol/
Market /market/ return policy /ritorn palesi/
Minimarket /minimarket/ department /diparment/
nutritional information /nutrishional informeshion/ bakery /beikeri/
on sale /on seil/ frozen food /frozen fud/
packaging /pækeyin/ dairy products /deri pradots/
price /praiz/ delicatessen /delikatesen/
product /prodact/ pet supplies /pet soplais/
rack /ræk/ cosmetics /kosmetiks/
sales assistant /seils asistent/ electronics /elektroniks/
scales /skeils/ household goods /jausjould guds/
shelf /shelf/ sporting goods /sporin guds/
Shopping basket /shapin basket/ beverages /beveryes/
Shopping cart /shapin kart/ fruit /frut/
Store hours /stor auers/ vegetables /veichtebols/
Supermarket /supermarket/ fish /fish/
supervisor /supervaiser/ meat /miit/
till /til/ groceries /groseris/
To buy /tu bai/ chemist's (UK), /kemist/
To go shopping /tu gou shopin/ drugstore (US) /drogstor/
fresh flowers /fresh flauers/

MALL departments. Look at the pictures and search about the terms which the numbers indicate.

8. That's cheap/that's good value/that's expensive
9. Do you sell …? / do you have any …?
Sorry, we don't sell them
sorry, we don't have any left
10. I'm looking for …
11. Can you tell me where the … is?
12. Have you got anything cheaper?
Useful expressions
(https://www.speaklanguages.com/english/ph
rases/shopping)
1. Where can I find the shampoo?
It’s in the aisle …..
2. Do you have a canned food?
a pound of sugar?
3. What times are you open?
we're open from 9am to 5pm,
Monday to Friday
4. Are you open on Sunday?
5. What time do you close?
6. What time do you close today?
 Selecting goods
7. Can I help you?
I'm just browsing, thanks
13. It's not what I'm looking for
14. Do you have this item in stock?
15. Do you know anywhere else I could try?
16. Does it come with a guarantee?
17. It comes with a one year guarantee
18. Do you deliver?
19. I'll take it/I'll take this
20. Anything else? / would you like anything
else?
 Making payment
21. Are you in the queue/line?
22. Next, please!
23. Do you take credit cards?
24. I'll pay in cash/I'll pay by card
25. Can/could I have a receipt, please?
26. Can you wrap this product for me, please?
27. Do/would you like a bag?
 Returns and complaints
28. I want / I'd like to return this
29. It doesn't work/this smells bad
30. Can/could I have a refund?
31. Do you have/Have you got the receipt?
32. Can/could I speak to the manager?
 Things you might see
Open – Closed - Open 24 hours a day
Special offer – Sale - Clearance sale
Closing down sale - Good value
Buy 1 get 1 free - Buy 1 get 1 half price
Reduced to clear - Half price
Out to lunch - Back in 15 minutes
Shoplifters will be prosecuted/encaged
Take a advantage¡ it’s a good bargain
 Using a credit card
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Use the learnt vocabulary and put the correct terms according to the numbers in the picture.

Use There is/There are (a-any-some) and How many/How much to describe the products that
there are in the supermarket.
Example: There is a scale in the Produce Section/ There aren’t any clothes in the supermarket.