What Are You Going To Buy In The Butcher's?

Introduction

This post deals with shopping in general, and with things you may want to buy in a butcher's in particular.

SCENARIO

Imagine you are talking to a relative, a friend or colleague. You are about to go shopping. and are making a shopping list. The other person says to you: "what are you going to buy in the butcher's?"

In Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:

¿Qué vas a comprar en la carnicería?

Alternatively, he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:

¿Qué va a comprar (usted) en la carnicería?

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OUR TIP

Answering is quite straightforward. Naming something you can buy in a butcher's should be sufficient. You may also want to indicate the quantity/ amount of what you intend buying.

Here are some examples of what you could buy in a butchers:

• Medio kilo de filetes de ternera (a half a kilo of beef steak);
• Unos  filetes de solomillo (some tenderloin steaks);
• Un kilo de chuletas de ternera (a kilo of beef/ veal chops);
• Unas chuletas de cerdo (some  pork chops);
• Unas chuletas de cordero (some lamb chops/ lamb cutlets);
• Medio kilo de carne picada (a half a kilo of minced meat);
• Medio kilo de carne molida ( half a kilo of minced meat);
• Pechugas de pollo (some chicken breasts);
• Muslos de pollo (some chicken thighs);
• Un pollo (a chicken);

Now you should practice answering the question:

¿Qué vas a comprar en la carnicería?

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