How to Ask Prices and Bargain in Spanish | Beginner Spanish Shopping Phrases
Beginners Spanish Podcast - Spanglish Friends
02/27/26
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Shopping in a Spanish-speaking country? 🛍️One of the first things you’ll need to know is how to ask prices, point to what you want, and say if something is too expensive.
In Episode 49, Em and Val teach beginner Spanish learners how to shop confidently in Spanish — from asking How much is that? to saying I want this one and even bargaining politely — using simple, real-life Spanish you can start using straight away.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
✅ Learn how to ask prices using ¿Cuánto cuesta...? and ¿Cuánto es...?
✅ Learn how to say this vs that using este, esta, ese, esa (and plural forms)
✅ Point to items near or far when shopping
✅ Learn how to say something is too expensive (está caro / está cara)✅ Learn how to ask for a discount politely
✅ Hear a short mini shopping conversation you can copy and practise
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Say for the word imán - would you sau ese or esa, or este or esta? Val will help correct your sentence if needed!
💛 Don’t forget to follow, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend planning a trip (or a shopping spree 😉).
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
Episodio Anterior
Meeting someone new in Spanish and not sure how to ask what they do for work — or how to respond without feeling awkward? This episode has you covered.
In Episode 48, Em and Val teach beginner Spanish learners how to ask someone about their job in Spanish, react naturally when they answer, and keep the conversation going with simple follow-up questions — using real, everyday Spanish you can start using straight away.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
✅ Learn 3 natural ways to ask “What do you do for work?” in Spanish(¿A qué te dedicas?, ¿En qué trabajas?, ¿Cuál es tu profesión?)
✅ Learn how to react naturally with phrases like qué interesante, qué bueno, ah, genial
✅ Keep the conversation flowing with easy follow-up questions(¿Te gusta tu trabajo?, ¿Trabajas algunos días desde casa?)
✅ Hear a short mini conversation you can copy and practise
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Tell us in Spanish:👉 Your favourite reaction phrase from this episode
Example: ¡Ah, qué interesante!Or: ¡Ah, genial!
Val will help correct your sentence if needed!
💛 Don’t forget to follow, leave a review, and share this episode with someone learning Spanish.
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
Siguiente Episodio
Meeting someone for the first time in Spanish? 🤝Would you confidently introduce yourself — or panic after saying hola?
In Episode 50, Em and Val celebrate fifty episodes of Spanglish Friends by helping you have your first real conversation in Spanish using the language you already know — step by step.
You’ll learn how to introduce yourself naturally: your name, age, where you’re from, where you live, what you do, what you like, and even your mascotas 🐶 — using simple beginner Spanish you can start speaking straight away.
🎙️ In this episode, you’ll:
✅ Learn how to say your name and age (Me llamo..., Tengo... años)
✅ Learn how to say where you’re from and where you live (Soy de..., Vivo en...)
✅ Describe your living situation (Vivo con... / Vivo solo/a)
✅ Talk about your job or studies (Soy... / Trabajo en...)
✅ Talk about the weather in your city (Hace calor / hace frío)
✅ Share your likes using Me gusta...
✅ Introduce your pet and say its name
✅ Hear two full beginner introductions you can copy and practise
🎯 Reto de la Semana (Challenge of the Week)
Write your own Spanish introduction using at least TWO of the structures from this episode.
👉 Example: Me llamo Alex.Soy de Australia y vivo en la ciudad. Me gusta el café.
Val will help correct your sentence if needed!
💛 Thank you for being part of our first 50 episodes — this conversation is proof of how far you’ve come.
📲 Instagram & TikTok → @spanglish_friends
📧 Contact: spanglishfriendspodcast@gmail.com
📚 1-on-1 Spanish lessons with Val: spanishlessonsbyval@gmail.com
🎶 Music by @scotairdmusic
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