Spanish Shopping Vocabulary

Here are Spanish words for shopping to start with: comprar (buy), tarjeta (card), caro (expensive), pagar (pay). Below are 32 words (A1–B2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 4 themed lists.

Handbags and shoes on shelves in a boutique
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Shopping Basics

A1–A2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
buycomprarverbA1
cardtarjetanounA1
expensivecaroadjA1
paypagarverbA1
priceprecionounA1
cashefectivonounA2
cheapbaratoadjA2
costcostarverbA2

The rest of this pack is in the app

Shopping Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
bagbolsanounA1
moneydineronounA1
pocketbolsillonounA1
sizetallanounA1
creditcréditonounA2
packpaquetenounA2
receiptrecibonounA2
bargainganganounB1

Shopping Advanced

A2–B2
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
returndevolververbA2
consumerconsumidornounB1
retailventa al por menornounB1
warrantygarantíanounB1
acquisitionadquisiciónnounB2
e-commercecomercio electróniconounB2
merchandisemercancíanounB2
purchasecompranounB2

More from this pack waits in the app

Cleaning Products

A2–B1
EnglishSpanishTypeLevel
broomescobanounA2
antisepticantisépticonounB1
bleachlejíanounB1
detergentdetergentenounB1
disinfectantdesinfectantenounB1
fabric softenersuavizante de telasnounB1
sanitizergel desinfectantenounB1
stain removerquitamanchasnounB1

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A sample of the A1–B2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–B2 words for shopping. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Spanish words should I learn for shopping?

You could start with words like comprar (buy), tarjeta (card), caro (expensive), pagar (pay). This page lists 32 Spanish words for shopping (A1–B2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Spanish words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Spanish words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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