At the market

"En el mercado"
Spanish B1 writing exercise

Join us at the market for a delightful shopping experience.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "fresh fruit", "ripe (fruit)", "juicy", and "to owe".

Written by qualified Spanish expert Silvia Piriz BA
Last updated: 2024-01-25

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into Spanish

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
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How the test works
You’ll practise: Pronombre de complemento indirecto, Tilde diacrítica, Written accents in Spanish

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Seller: Good morning! How can I help you today? Customer: Hello, I'm looking for fresh fruits. What do you recommend? Seller: We have some delicious strawberries and very good bananas. How much would you like to take? Customer: I'll take half a kilo of strawberries and three bananas, please. Seller: Perfect. Here it is. Anything else? Customer: Yes, do you have very ripe tomatoes? Seller: Sure, here you have some juicy tomatoes. How many do you need? Customer: Give me four, please. Seller: Ready. Anything else or anything else I can do for you? We have received some spectacular cherries from the Jerte Valley. Do you want to try them? Customer: No thanks, I don't like cherries. That is all for today. How much do I owe you? Seller: It's eight euros in total. Thank you!

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