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Going Shopping!

Doesn't everyone like going shopping?I think so - creo que si.Last time we learned how to ask for directions. Now, we're going to learn how to use those directions to find places to shop!          Primero empecemos con vocabulario - vo-ca-bu-la-rio          ¿Dónde vas de compras?Where do you go shopping?

 
• Podría ser (could be):
 
• Centro comercial - shopping center/mall
 
• Tienda departamental - department store
 
• Supermercado - supermarket/grocery store
 
• Zapatería - shoe store

Before buying something you might want to ask how much it costs in case it's too expensive - muy caro (and you can start negotiating)Or, buy it straight away in case it's very cheap - muy barato. Do you know what question word to use to ask “how much”Take a look at these options:

 
• ¿cómo?
 
• ¿dónde?
 
• ¿cuándo?
 
• ¿cuánto cuesta?

It is: ¿cuánto cuesta?Take a look at these shoes - zapatos - Za-pa-tosCan you ask how much they cost?          ¿Cuánto cuestan estos zapatos?Let's analyze this a little further:Why do we use cuestan and not cuesta?Because zapatos is in plural.In singular we would ask:          ¿Cuánto cuesta esta camisa?How much does this shirt cost?Did you also notice there is a new word?          esta/este : this (feminine/masculine)          estas/estos: these (feminine/masculine)We can also use:          esa/ese: that (feminine/masculine)          esas/esos: those (feminine/masculine)Let's take a look at this pen - pluma - plu-ma          ¿Cuánto cuesta esta/esa pluma?Now it's your turn!Take a look at the picture, can you ask how much it costs?

Great! You got it right!          ¿Cuánto cuesta ese/este sombrero?          Ahora ya sabes cómo preguntar cuánto cuesta algo.Now you know how to ask how much something costs.Thank you for joining me today!