Essential A1 shopping vocabulary for absolute beginners: shop types, money, prices, paying, and simple actions like buying, choosing, and returning things.
Free Shopping vocabulary flashcards at the A1 level — all 35 words with definitions and examples. Study them with spaced repetition and start using these words in everyday conversation.
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shop
a place where you buy things.
supermarket
a big shop that sells food and other things.
market
a place with many small stands where people sell food and things.
mall
a big building with many shops inside.
price
the amount of money you pay for something.
cash
the paper money and coins you use to pay for things.
coin
a small round piece of metal money.
bag
a soft container you use to carry things.
basket
a small container you carry while you shop.
cart
a big metal container on wheels for shopping.
receipt
a small piece of paper that shows what you bought and paid.
customer
a person who buys things from a shop.
cashier
a person who takes your money in a shop.
size
the measurement of how big a thing is.
sale
a time when shops sell things for less money.
gift
a thing you give to another person to make them happy.
line
a row of people waiting for their turn.
shelf
a flat board in a shop where things are placed.
buy
to give money and get something in return.
pay
to give money for something.
sell
to give something to someone for money.
cost
to have a certain price.
try on
to put on clothes to see if they fit.
return
to take something back to the shop.
choose
to pick one thing from many.
wear
to have clothes on your body.
spend
to use money to buy things.
cheap
costing very little money.
expensive
costing a lot of money.
free
costing no money at all.
open
ready for people to come in and shop.
closed
not open, so people cannot go in.
new
made or bought very recently.
small
not big in size.
big
large in size.