Supermarket vocabulary in English: 20 words
In the UK, a shopping cart is often a trolley. Aisle has a silent s, and receipt has a silent p. Tap a word to hear it, then the mic to say it and see how it sounded.
20 words: tap one to hear Lin
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Shopping carta cart for holding food
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Basketa small hand-held food holder
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Checkoutthe place where you pay
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Cashierthe person who takes payment
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Receipta paper that shows what you bought
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Barcodelines scanned for the price
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Price taga label showing the price
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Aislea passage between shelves
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Shelfa flat place for goods
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Frozen foodfood kept very cold
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Dairymilk, cheese, and yogurt foods
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Producefresh fruit and vegetables
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Bakerythe bread and cake area
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Eggsfood from chickens
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Snackssmall foods like chips or cookies
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Canned foodfood in cans
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Bottled waterwater sold in bottles
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Toilet paperpaper used in the bathroom
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Shopping baga bag for your shopping
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Scalea machine for weighing food
What you'll say at At the supermarket
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Do you need a shopping bag?The cashier asks if you want a bag.
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Where is the dairy aisle?You ask where milk and cheese are.
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Please put the produce on the scale.Put fruit or vegetables there to weigh them.
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The barcode is not scanning.The scanner cannot read the code.
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Can I have the receipt, please?You ask for the paper record.
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The eggs are on the top shelf.The eggs are high on the shelf.
Practise the whole conversation in a scene
Quick answers
Is shopping cart American or British?
Shopping cart is common in American English. In British English, people often say trolley.
How do you pronounce aisle?
Aisle sounds like “eye-ul.” The s is silent.
What is produce in a supermarket?
Produce means fresh fruit and vegetables. As a noun, say PRO-duce.