Choosing juice in a shop | Learn Spanish in English

Spanish lesson set in a contemporary Madrid everyday setting: In a shop, a customer asks staff where the juice is and chooses a recommended bottle..

EN → ES / Level: A1

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Dialogue

A

Disculpe, ¿dónde está el jugo?

dees-KOOL-peh, DON-deh es-TAH el HOO-goh? Excuse me, where is the juice?
B

Está en esta sección, junto a las bebidas frías.

es-TAH en ES-tah sek-SYON, HOON-toh ah las beh-BEE-dahs FREE-ahs. It's in this section, next to the cold drinks.
A

¿Qué recomienda?

keh reh-koh-mee-EN-dah? What do you recommend?
B

Este jugo tiene un sabor fresco y es fácil de beber.

ES-teh HOO-goh TYEH-neh oon sah-BOR FRES-koh ee es FAH-seel deh beh-BEHR. This juice has a fresh taste and is easy to drink.
A

Entonces, me llevo esa botella.

en-TON-ses, meh YEH-boh EH-sah boh-TEH-yah. Then I'll get that bottle.

Word by Word

Disculpe “Disculpe” means “excuse me” and politely gets the shop worker’s attention. It is useful at the beginning of a question to staff, as in “Disculpe, ¿dónde está el jugo?”. Use it when you need help from someone you do not know.
dónde “dónde” means “where” and asks about the location of the juice. In “¿dónde está el jugo?”, it appears in a location question before “está”. Use “¿dónde está...?” when asking where one item or place is.
está “está” means “is located” here and identifies where the juice is. In “Está en esta sección”, it is used with “en” and a place to give a location. Use this pattern when telling someone where an item or person is.
el “el” means “the” in “el jugo” and comes before the noun being identified. It is the masculine singular article used with “jugo” here. Use “el” before a specific masculine singular noun when referring to one known item.
jugo “jugo” means “juice” and is the item the customer is looking for. In “el jugo”, it names the specific product in the shop. Use it as the object of a location question or when talking about a drink.
en “en” means “in” in “en esta sección” and introduces the place where the juice is located. It commonly comes before a location, such as “en esta sección”. Use it when saying that something is in a place or area.
esta “esta” means “this” and identifies the nearby section in “esta sección”. It is the feminine singular form used with “sección”. Use “esta” before a feminine singular noun when pointing out one nearby thing or place.
sección “sección” means “section” and names the shop area where the juice is located. In “esta sección”, it is identified as the section near the speakers. Use it after a location word such as “en” when naming an area of a shop or building.
junto In “junto a las bebidas frías”, “junto” helps express that the juice is next to the cold drinks. Its location meaning is completed by “a” and the following noun phrase. Use the pattern “junto a + noun” to identify something beside another thing.
a In “junto a las bebidas frías”, “a” is part of the location expression meaning “next to”. It connects “junto” with the thing used as the reference point. Use “junto a + noun” when describing where something is beside another thing.
las “las” means “the” in “las bebidas frías” and introduces the plural group of cold drinks. It is the feminine plural article used with “bebidas”. Use “las” before a specific feminine plural noun phrase.
bebidas “bebidas” means “drinks” or “beverages” and refers to the drinks beside which the juice is placed. In “las bebidas frías”, it names a plural category of products. Use it with a describing word when identifying different drinks in a shop.
frías “frías” means “cold” and describes the drinks in “las bebidas frías”. It matches the feminine plural form of “bebidas”. Use it after a noun to describe a group of cold drinks or other feminine plural items.
Qué “Qué” means “what” in “¿Qué recomienda?” and asks which option the shop worker recommends. Its accent mark is part of this question form. Use “¿Qué...?” to ask for information about an item, choice, or recommendation.
recomienda “recomienda” is the form used in “¿Qué recomienda?” to ask what the shop worker recommends. The question is directed politely to the person helping the customer. Use “¿Qué recomienda?” when asking staff for a recommendation.
Este “Este” means “this” in “Este jugo” and identifies the juice being presented or discussed. It is the masculine singular determiner used with “jugo”. Use “este” before a masculine singular noun when selecting or describing one nearby item.
tiene “tiene” means “has” in “Este jugo tiene un sabor fresco” and introduces a feature of the juice. Here it connects the juice with its taste. Use “tiene + noun” to describe something that an item has, such as a taste or feature.
un “un” means “a” in “un sabor fresco” and introduces one taste or flavor associated with the juice. It is the masculine singular article used with “sabor”. Use “un” before a masculine singular noun when referring to one unspecified item or feature.
sabor “sabor” means “taste” or “flavor” in “un sabor fresco”. It names the quality that the shop worker attributes to the juice. Use it after “tener” when describing the flavor of food or drink.
fresco “fresco” means “fresh” and describes the taste in “un sabor fresco”. It matches the masculine singular noun “sabor”. Use it after a noun when describing a fresh taste or another masculine singular thing.
y “y” means “and” and joins the statement about the fresh taste with the statement that the juice is easy to drink. In the dialogue, it links two positive descriptions of the same juice. Use “y” to connect related words, phrases, or statements.
es “es” means “is” in “es fácil de beber” and states a quality of the juice. It is followed here by the adjective “fácil”. Use the pattern “es + adjective” to describe what something is like.
fácil “fácil” means “easy” in “es fácil de beber” and describes drinking the juice as uncomplicated. The phrase is completed by “de beber”, which identifies the activity. Use “es fácil de + infinitive” to say that an action is easy to do.
de In “fácil de beber”, “de” introduces the action connected with “fácil”. It links the adjective to the infinitive “beber”. Use “adjective + de + infinitive” when describing how easy or difficult an action is.
beber “beber” means “to drink” in “fácil de beber” and names the action that is easy. It follows “de” in this expression. Use it after “de” in a pattern such as “fácil de beber” when describing a drink.
Entonces “Entonces” means “then” and introduces the customer’s decision in “Entonces, me llevo esa botella”. It shows that the decision follows the recommendation. Use it at the beginning of a statement when drawing a conclusion or announcing what you will do next.
me In “me llevo esa botella”, “me” marks the speaker as the person taking or getting the bottle for themself. Its meaning is part of the expression “me llevo”, not “me” alone. Use “me llevo + noun” when saying that you will take or get an item.
llevo In “me llevo esa botella”, “llevo” expresses taking or getting the bottle, together with “me”. The object follows in “me llevo esa botella”. Use “me llevo + object” when choosing an item and saying that you will take it.
esa “esa” means “that” in “esa botella” and identifies the bottle the customer chooses. It is the feminine singular determiner used with “botella”. Use “esa” before a feminine singular noun when referring to a particular item that is not identified as “this” one.
botella “botella” means “bottle” and is the item the customer decides to get. In “esa botella”, it is identified as a particular bottle. Use it after a determiner such as “esa” when selecting one bottle in a shop.

Grammar Points

¿Qué + sustantivo...?

¿Qué sabor recomienda?

keh sah-BOR reh-koh-mee-EN-dah?

What flavor do you recommend?

In Spanish, qué comes directly before the noun in questions such as “what flavor?”

Sustantivo femenino plural + adjetivo femenino plural

bebidas frías

beh-BEE-dahs FREE-ahs

cold drinks

Adjectives agree with the noun in gender and number: bebida → bebidas, frío → frías.

Spanish Vocabulary

bebida noun
beh-BEE-dah drink; beverage bebidas

Las bebidas frías.

disculpar verb
dees-kool-PAR to excuse disculpe

Disculpe, ¿dónde está el jugo?

dónde adv
DON-deh where

¿Dónde está el jugo?

estar verb
es-TAR to be; to be located está

¿Dónde está el jugo?

fresco adj
FRES-koh fresh

Un sabor fresco.

frío adj
FREE-oh cold frías

Las bebidas frías.

jugo noun
HOO-goh juice

¿Dónde está el jugo?

junto a prep
HOON-toh ah next to

Junto a las bebidas frías.

qué pron
keh what

¿Qué recomienda?

recomendar verb
reh-koh-men-DAR to recommend recomienda

¿Qué recomienda?

sabor noun
sah-BOR taste; flavor

Tiene un sabor fresco.

sección noun
sek-SYON section

Está en esta sección.

Quiz

Word Order

Arrange the words in the correct order.

Excuse me, where is the juice?

Show AnswerDisculpe, ¿dónde está el jugo?

What do you recommend?

Show Answer¿Qué recomienda?

Then I'll get that bottle.

Show AnswerEntonces, me llevo esa botella.

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

to excuse

Show Answerdisculpe

drink; beverage

Show Answerbebidas

where

Show Answerdónde

cold

Show Answerfrías