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Scene illustrating a Spain Spanish-language souvenir shopping conversation

Key Phrases

¿Me puede mostrar esos sombreros?

Can you show me those hats?

¿Qué colores tienes?

What colors do you have?

¿Cuánto es?

How much is it?

Skills You'll Learn

Making polite requests

Hacer peticiones cortésmente

Asking for options

Preguntar por opciones

Inquiring about prices

Preguntar por precios

Lesson Roleplay

Imagine you are in a hat shop in Spain, looking for a new hat to buy. You ask the shopkeeper to show you some options and express interest in the colors available. After considering the options, you decide on a blue hat and proceed to make a purchase, paying in cash. The shopkeeper thanks you for your purchase and wishes you a good day.

Hola, ¿me puede mostrar esos sombreros, por favor?

Hello, can you show me those hats, please?

Claro que sí. ¿Estás buscando algún color en particular?

Of course. Are you looking for any particular color?

¿Qué colores tienes?

What colors do you have?

Tenemos rojo, azul y verde. ¿Cuál prefieres?

We have red, blue, and green. Which one do you prefer?

Me gusta el azul, pero ¿puedo ver el rojo también?

I like the blue one, but can I also see the red one?

Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases

👋

Hola

OH-lah

Hello

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🤔

¿Me puede

meh PWEH-deh

Can you

💬 [Me puede ...] is a very common polite pattern for requests in Spain: literally "can you ... for me?" You can swap in another verb: [¿Me puede ayudar?] or [¿Me puede traer otro?].

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🔍

Mostrar?

moh-STRAHR

Show me?

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🤔🔍

¿Me puede mostrar?

meh PWEH-deh moh-STRAHR

Can you show me

💬 [Me puede + verb] is a standard polite way to ask for help or service. Reuse it with other shop verbs: [¿Me puede enseñar...?] or [¿Me puede dar...?].

🇪🇸 This is a polite stranger-to-shop-staff way to ask in Spain. It lands more natural than a very direct bare request when you're asking to see something.

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👆

Esos

EH-sohs

Those

💬 [Esos] changes with the noun: [esos sombreros] for masculine plural, but [esas camisetas] for feminine plural. You'll do this a lot when pointing at things in shops.

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🎩

Sombreros

sohm-BREH-rohs

Hats

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👆🎩

Esos sombreros

EH-sohs sohm-BREH-rohs

Those hats

💬 With things a bit away from you, Spanish often uses [esos/esas] for "those." Swap the ending to match the noun: [esos bolsos], [esas postales].

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🙏

Por favor

pohr fah-BOHR

Please

🇪🇸 In Spain, [por favor] is normal and polite, but you don't need to attach it to every request. A friendly tone plus [hola] and [gracias] often matters just as much.

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👍

Claro que sí

KLAH-roh keh see

Of course

💬 [Claro que sí] is stronger and warmer than just [sí] — more like "yes, of course." You'll also hear [claro] on its own in the same kind of situation.

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