Markets & Souvenirs

1. ¿Cuántu cuesta esto?

   How much does this cost?

   Usage

   To ask the price of an item at a market stall

   Grammar Note

   "How much" is cuántu, with -u rather than Spanish -o (cuánto). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

2. ¿Ye negociable el preciu?

   Is the price negotiable?

   Usage

   To ask whether there is room to bring the price down

   Grammar Note

   The 3rd person of ser is ye, and "price" is preciu, not Spanish precio. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

3. ¿Hai descuentu si merco dellos?

   Is there a discount if I buy several?

   Usage

   To ask for a discount when buying several items

   Grammar Note

   "To buy" is mercar rather than comprar. Hai is the "there is" form of haber, and dellos means "several". Composed sentence; native review recommended.

4. ¿Esto ta fechu a mano?

   Is this handmade?

   Usage

   To check whether a craft or souvenir is handmade

   Grammar Note

   Fechu is the past participle of facer, matching Spanish hecho (f- and ending -u). It describes a state, so estar (ta) is used. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

5. ¿De qué material ye esto?

   What material is this made of?

   Usage

   To ask what a product is made of, such as wood, leather or cloth

   Grammar Note

   Material and nature take ser, so ye is used. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

6. ¿Pue envolver esto pa regalu?

   Could you wrap this as a gift?

   Usage

   To have a purchase wrapped as a gift

   Grammar Note

   Pa is the short form of para, and regalu ends in -u rather than Spanish -o (regalo). Pue is the polite form addressed to usté. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

7. ¿Pue dame un recibu, por favor?

   Could you give me a receipt, please?

   Usage

   To ask for a receipt after paying

   Grammar Note

   Recibu ends in -u, not Spanish -o (recibo). The pronoun me attaches after the verb, as in dame. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

8. ¿Cuál ye l'horariu del mercáu?

   What are the market's opening hours?

   Usage

   To ask when the market is open

   Grammar Note

   "Market" is mercáu, where Spanish mercado ends in -ado. El becomes l' before a vowel. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. Namái toi mirando, gracies.

   I'm just looking, thanks.

   Usage

   To tell a vendor you are only browsing

   Grammar Note

   "Only" is namái, not Spanish solo. The 1st person of estar is toi, and gracies is the feminine plural. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

10. ¿Aceptáis tarxeta?

    Do you accept cards?

    Usage

    To check whether a stall or shop takes card payments

    Grammar Note

    "Card" is tarxeta, where Spanish tarjeta has j and Asturian has x. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

11. ¿Qué ye lo más frescu güei?

    What is the freshest today?

    Usage

    To ask which fish, vegetables or fruit are the freshest that day

    Grammar Note

    "Today" is güei, not Spanish hoy, and frescu ends in -u. Lo más plus an adjective means "the most ... thing". Composed sentence; native review recommended.

12. ¿Tenéis una talla más pequeña?

    Do you have a smaller size?

    Usage

    To ask for another size of clothes or shoes at a market stall

    Grammar Note

    Talla is feminine, so the adjective takes the feminine form pequeña. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

13. Ye demasiáu caru.

    It's too expensive.

    Usage

    To say the price is too high and invite a lower offer

    Grammar Note

    The 3rd person of ser is ye, and caru ends in -u, not Spanish -o (caro). Composed sentence; native review recommended.

14. la fruta

    Fruit

    Usage

    Fruit in general, useful for finding the fruit stalls

    Grammar Note

    Spelled like Spanish. The plural is frutes, and the fruit as a botanical item is frutu (masculine)

15. l'ayu

    Garlic

    Usage

    Names garlic, for buying at the vegetable stall

    Grammar Note

    Where Spanish ajo has j, Asturian has y and the ending -u (ayu). El becomes l' before a vowel

16. la cebolla

    Onion

    Usage

    Names the onion, for buying at the vegetable stall

    Grammar Note

    Spelled like Spanish. The plural is cebolles

17. el xenxibre

    Ginger

    Usage

    Names ginger, for spice and vegetable stalls

    Grammar Note

    Where Spanish jengibre has j, Asturian writes x (/ʃ/): xenxibre

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