Love-Spanish.com: What Are You Going To Buy In The Delicatessen?

Introduction

This post deals with shopping in general, and with things you may want to buy in a delicatessen 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 delicatessen?"

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

¿Qué vas a comprar en la charcutería*?

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

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

OUR TIP

Answering is quite straightforward. Naming something you can buy in a delicatessen 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 delicatessen:

Doscientos gramos de jamón de York (200 grams of cooked ham).
Medio kilo de lacón gallego (half a kilo of Galician cooked ham).
Doscientos gramos de jamón serrano (200 grams of dry cured ham).
Un jamón ibérico (an iberian ham).
Unos chorizos (some chorizo sausages).
Cien gramos de salchichón (100 grams of salami).
Cien gramos de fuet de Vic (100 grams of Vic sausage).
Cien gramos de mortadela italiana (100 grams of Italian mortadella/ Bologna).
Una terrina de paté (a terrine of paté).