Price
high, low, fair, sky-high, exorbitant, reduced, fixed, moderate, reasonable, regular, asking, market
a price for smth
to fix/set a price, to put/place a price on smth
to increse/ raise a price/ to hike (Am. col.)
to freeze, hold down, keep down, maintain prices
to reduce, cut, lower prices
prices drop/ fall/ go down
go up/ rise/ shoot up/ skyrocket
Sell
To sell for/ at. – It sold for/ at ten pounds.
To sell at a reduced price/ at a discount.
To sell it by the dozen/ piece, measure, glass, bucket, jar, packet, bunch.
To sell retail, wholesale/ in bulk.
Annual, clearance, end-of-the month sale
To sell out/ to be out of stock/ to make a sale
To sell with no guarantee as to quality.
To give/ offer discounts on all purchases
Buy To buy at a reasonable price To buy smth from smb/ she bought her car from To buy for a song (inf) a local dealer To buy next to nothing (inf) To buy on credit / on hire purchase
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Pay To pay for smth in cash /by cheque/ credit card To pay a deposit and installments To pay through the nose (inf)
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THE NAMES OF THE SHOPS shop/ store mall shopping center boutique cut-price shop wholesale shop retail shop
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FOOD-SHOPS grocer's / grocery confectioner's / sweet shop delicatessen / provision shop dairy butcher's / meat market greengrocery / greengrocer's fish shop baker's tobacconist's supermarket / self-service food store drive-in store telephone supermarket
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CONSUMER GOODS optician's / spectacles / optics building material store electrical supplier's china shop / earthenware / kitchenware newsagent's farm and garden supply store household (goods) shop home supply store clothing (ready-made shop) / ready-to-wear store furrier's / furs shoe shop / footwear / shoes perfumer's shop / perfumery cosmetics and toilet requisite bridal shop stationer's haberdashery / fancy goods shop photographic supplier's / photo shop antique shop auto supply store furniture store florist's / flowers jeweler's / jewelry record shop ironmonger's textile dept./drapery dept. hat dept./millinery dept. knitted goods dept. crockery and glassware dept. hosiery dept. linen and underwear dept. souvenirs dept. |
PERSONNEL personnel manager shopkeeper shop assistant salesperson/ -woman/ -girl/ -lady/ -man cashier seller vender trader, tradesman merchandiser roadman
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To shop for
To do/go the shopping
To afford the best of the kind
To make/ draw a shopping list
Window display/ showcase/ counter/ window dresser
Label, tag, sales slip, receipt
To be on display/ to be accurately arranged
To have a wide/ scanty choice of/ assortment
To stock a wide variety of goods to attract customers
To meet the growing customer’s demand
To be in a great demand with the public
Goods in short supply
There was such a run for smth
To be good at bargaining
To bargain/ with/ about/
To prevent shop-lifting
Burglar-proof safe
I What's on sale? Do you happen to have...? Have you ... on sale? What is the price of this? What do you charge for it? What is it worth? How much does it cost? How much will you take? What's the cost including delivery? Have you anything a little cheaper? What can you recommend? Could you give me some advice? Can you wrap it up?
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Il Are you being served? What can I do for you? What can I show you? We have no ... on sale at present. We have run short of.... We are expecting a new consignment of...directly. You must pay to the cashier. It costs something like 10 pounds. We sell at fixed prices. The price is indicated on the price ticket. Do you want them delivered? I shall change it immediately. This folder will describe it for you. |
At the grocery shop
I. My stock of supplies has run short. I have run out of... I want to get in a new supply of... You get top quality when you do your own shopping.
II. to wrap up / to unwrap to put smth on the scales to measure off a litre It didn't tip the scales at 500 gr. Would you mind adding it up for me? What does it come up to altogether? You haven't given me the right change.
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III. to call at/ to drop in to the butcher’s to run out of smth to run short of smth to stock up to be well stocked to buy/ sell smth loose to sell smth by weight/ the head to play a trick on a customer to be cheated by the salesman
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BREAD AND CONFECTIONERY CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
a loaf / half a loaf / of white / black / rye / brown bread long loaf a pack of biscuits rings Bun cheese cake pie mince pie plum cake plum pudding puff roll cake a box of assorted chocolates jelly sweets chocolate with fruit fillings sweets / candy sponge cake
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1. The bread is stale, I can't buy it. 2. Give me that nicely browned loaf. 3. Is the bread fresh / new? 4. No, the other loaf please, the crusty one. 5. Add a couple of rolls, please.
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AT THE FISH SHOP CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
frozen fish/ tinned fish dried smoked fish fish in oil/ in tomato sauce carp crab bream herring pike perch soft caviar cod fish mackerel plaice salmon |
1. What sort of fish have you got? 2. What do you call this frozen fish? 3. What tinned fish have you? 4. This pike is not quite fresh. 5. It has been kept out of water for a long time. 6. How do you sell it, by the pound a piece? 7. It's first quality, see how red the gill are. 8. It has a slight smell. 9. The smell is rather disagreeable. |
AT THE MEAT COUNTER
Beef Veal Mutton Pork Fat meat / lean meat / chilled meat / minced meat / canned meat Liver Kidney Back rasher Bacon Ham / gammon Sausage / frankfurter / hot dogs Boiled / smoked sausage Liver sausage / small sausage Blood pudding Brisket Pate Fat lard |
Have you got a piece of beef about three pounds in weight? Cut oft a piece of ham of about two pounds. Please show the piece that is free from bone. That piece has too much bone. This is the best joint. The meat has too much fat on it. This joint is tender. Crack this bone, please. These ribs are the best roasting parts of beef. The piece is too veiny. This piece is too lean. The meat is too tough. That duck is not fit to bring to table. The chicken is freshly killed.
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AT THE GREENGROCER'S CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
green peas cauliflower onion lettuce fennel French beans garlic pickled cucumber greens
currant sweet cherry raspberry red currant tangerines grape peach raisin quinces dried fruit tinned fruit |
1. I would like a beautiful bunch of grapes. 2. Vegetables are in full season now. 3. I prefer middle-sized vegetables, they are more tender, juicy and full of flavor. 4. These carrots are quite overgrown. 5. These vegetables have been kept too long. 6. They are fresh gathered. 7. The vegetables have become quite limp.
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DAIRY PRODUCTS CONVERSATIONAL PHRASES
milk (sweet, adulterated, thin, unskimmed, thick) butter (fresh, salt) cream sour cream curds cottage cheese cheese
eggs (new-laid, addled)
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1. Is the milk sweet? 2. How do you sell the curds, by weight or by the glass? 3. I should like fresh butter. 4. It looks as is your butter is adulterated with some kind of fat. 5. How much cream will go into this jar?
1. A dozen eggs, please. 2. I should like some fresh eggs, please 3. I want each egg wrapped up, please. 4. Eggs are scarce now. |