Keep your market phrases in one group
Copy all 24 phrases into Hola Cards on iOS or Android, or practise them directly from this guide.
Spanish farmers market phrases
Build a short market conversation
Find the market and ask which stalls sell fruit.
Greet the seller and ask what is available today.
Choose your produce and quantity, then check the total.
Ask about payment and finish with a polite goodbye.
Ask one clear question at a time
Use ¿De dónde viene? to ask where a product is from.
Quisiera medio kilo. gives a quantity; change the amount to match what you need.
¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo? asks for the price per kilo. ¿Cuánto es todo? asks for the total.
Ask the seller about the product and payment methods rather than assuming they are the same at every stall.
24 Spanish farmers market phrases
Three phrases for each stage: finding the market, greeting the seller, choosing, checking quality, asking prices, ordering, paying and saying goodbye.
| Spanish phrase | English | When to use it | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¿Dónde está el mercado? | Where is the market? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿A qué hora abre? | What time does it open? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Hay puestos de fruta? | Are there fruit stalls? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Buenos días, ¿qué tiene hoy? | Good morning, what do you have today? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Es de temporada? | Is it in season? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿De dónde viene? | Where is it from? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Quisiera medio kilo. | I would like half a kilo. | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Me puede escoger los mejores? | Can you choose the best ones? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Cuánto pesa este? | How much does this weigh? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Está maduro? | Is it ripe? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Tiene semillas? | Does it have seeds? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Es ecológico? | Is it organic? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo? | How much is a kilo? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Cuánto es todo? | How much is everything? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Tiene cambio? | Do you have change? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Quiero dos manzanas y un melón. | I want two apples and a melon. | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Me lo puede cortar? | Can you cut it for me? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Sin bolsa, gracias. | No bag, thank you. | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? | Can I pay by card? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Solo tengo efectivo. | I only have cash. | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| ¿Me da un recibo? | Can you give me a receipt? | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Está muy fresco. | It is very fresh. | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Volveré la próxima semana. | I will come back next week. | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
| Que tenga un buen día. | Have a good day. | Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller. | Products, prices and payment methods vary by stall. Confirm details with the seller. |
Practise each part of the visit
Choose one phrase from each group and say it aloud.
Find the market
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
¿Dónde está el mercado? · ¿A qué hora abre? · ¿Hay puestos de fruta?
Ask about products
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
Buenos días, ¿qué tiene hoy? · ¿Es de temporada? · ¿De dónde viene?
Choose quantities
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
Quisiera medio kilo. · ¿Me puede escoger los mejores? · ¿Cuánto pesa este?
Check quality
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
¿Está maduro? · ¿Tiene semillas? · ¿Es ecológico?
Ask the price
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo? · ¿Cuánto es todo? · ¿Tiene cambio?
Build the bag
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
Quiero dos manzanas y un melón. · ¿Me lo puede cortar? · Sin bolsa, gracias.
Pay
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? · Solo tengo efectivo. · ¿Me da un recibo?
Finish politely
Use this phrase during a conversation with a market seller.
Está muy fresco. · Volveré la próxima semana. · Que tenga un buen día.
Two short market exchanges
Customer: Buenos días, ¿qué tiene hoy? Seller: Manzanas y melones.
Customer: Quisiera medio kilo. ¿Cuánto es todo? Seller: Tres euros.
Practise related food, supermarket and shopping vocabulary.
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A five-minute market drill
- Ask where the market is and when it opens.
- Greet the seller and ask about a product.
- Choose a quantity and ask the price.
- Ask how you can pay.
- Finish with Que tenga un buen día.
Spanish vocabulary references
Look up the words for a market and a kilo in the Spanish dictionary.
FAQ
How do I ask what is available today?
Say Buenos días, ¿qué tiene hoy?
How do I ask if fruit is ripe?
Ask ¿Está maduro?
How do I ask for a quantity?
Say Quisiera medio kilo.
How do I ask the price per kilo?
Ask ¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo?
Does Hola Cards provide food or market advice?
No. It helps you practise fixed Spanish phrases. Confirm product details and prices with the seller.
Copy the 24 market phrases
Save the block or paste it into a custom group in the mobile Hola Cards app.
**Farmers market Spanish: 24 phrases**
¿Dónde está el mercado? - Where is the market?
¿A qué hora abre? - What time does it open?
¿Hay puestos de fruta? - Are there fruit stalls?
Buenos días, ¿qué tiene hoy? - Good morning, what do you have today?
¿Es de temporada? - Is it in season?
¿De dónde viene? - Where is it from?
Quisiera medio kilo. - I would like half a kilo.
¿Me puede escoger los mejores? - Can you choose the best ones?
¿Cuánto pesa este? - How much does this weigh?
¿Está maduro? - Is it ripe?
¿Tiene semillas? - Does it have seeds?
¿Es ecológico? - Is it organic?
¿Cuánto cuesta el kilo? - How much is a kilo?
¿Cuánto es todo? - How much is everything?
¿Tiene cambio? - Do you have change?
Quiero dos manzanas y un melón. - I want two apples and a melon.
¿Me lo puede cortar? - Can you cut it for me?
Sin bolsa, gracias. - No bag, thank you.
¿Puedo pagar con tarjeta? - Can I pay by card?
Solo tengo efectivo. - I only have cash.
¿Me da un recibo? - Can you give me a receipt?
Está muy fresco. - It is very fresh.
Volveré la próxima semana. - I will come back next week.
Que tenga un buen día. - Have a good day.
Review market Spanish in Hola Cards
Save these phrases before your next market visit. Available for iOS and Android.
