Introduction
This
post deals with shopping
in general, and with things you may want to buy in a fishmonger's
in particular.
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 fishmonger's?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿Qué
vas a comprar en la pescadería?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿Qué
va a comprar (usted) en la pescadería?
OUR
TIP
Answering
is quite straightforward. Naming something you can buy in the
fishmonger'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 the fishmongers:
- Un kilo de sardinas (a kilo of sardines);
- Doscientos gramos de salmón ahumado (200 grammes of smoked salmon);
- Medio kilo de caballa (half a kilo of mackerel);
- Medio kilo de bacalao (half a kilo of cod);
- Un cuarto de kilo de atún (a quarter of a kilo of tuna);
- Un cuarto de kilo de calamar (a quarter of a kilo of sliced squid);
- Medio kilo de mejillones (half a kilo of mussels);
- Una docena de langostinos (a dozen king prawns);
- Unas truchas (some trout);
- Un kilo de besugo (a kilo of sea bream);
- Un kilo de lubina (a kilo of sea bass);
- Medio kilo de rape (half a kilo of monkfish);
- Medio kilo de berberechos (half a kilo of cockles);
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Qué
vas a comprar en la pescadería?
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