Asking prices vocabulary in Spanish includes words and phrases for shopping, handling currency, and bargaining.

Shopping

Shopping vocabulary helps you talk about buying and selling in Spanish-speaking stores and markets.

Spanish Singular	Spanish Plural	English Singular	English Plural	Spanish Example	English Example
artículo	artículos	item	items	¿Cuánto cuesta este artículo?	How much does this item cost?
producto	productos	product	products	El producto es muy popular.	The product is very popular.
tienda	tiendas	store	stores	Voy a la tienda a comprar.	I’m going to the store to buy.
mercado	mercados	market	markets	Hay un mercado cerca de aquí.	There’s a market nearby.
vendedor	vendedores	seller	sellers	El vendedor es muy amable.	The seller is very kind.
comprador	compradores	buyer	buyers	El comprador pidió un descuento.	The buyer asked for a discount.
precio	precios	price	prices	¿Cuál es el precio?	What is the price?
oferta	ofertas	offer/deal	offers/deals	Hay una oferta especial hoy.	There’s a special deal today.
etiqueta	etiquetas	price tag	price tags	Mira la etiqueta del producto.	Look at the product’s price tag.
caja	cajas	cash register/box	cash registers/boxes	Pagué en la caja principal.	I paid at the main cash register.

Currency

Currency vocabulary helps you understand and talk about money when asking prices in Spanish.

Spanish Singular	Spanish Plural	English Singular	English Plural	Spanish Example	English Example
dólar	dólares	dollar	dollars	Cuesta veinte dólares.	It costs twenty dollars.
euro	euros	euro	euros	El precio es cincuenta euros.	The price is fifty euros.
peso	pesos	peso	pesos	Pago cien pesos por eso.	I pay one hundred pesos for that.
moneda	monedas	coin/currency	coins/currencies	Tengo varias monedas antiguas.	I have several old coins.
billete	billetes	bill/note	bills/notes	Tengo un billete de veinte.	I have a twenty-dollar bill.
centavo	centavos	cent	cents	Cuesta cincuenta centavos.	It costs fifty cents.
cambio	(no plural)	change	change	¿Tiene cambio por diez?	Do you have change for ten?
tarjeta	tarjetas	card	cards	Pagué con tarjeta de crédito.	I paid with a credit card.
efectivo	(no plural)	cash	cash	Prefiero pagar en efectivo.	I prefer to pay in cash.
precio	precios	price	prices	¿Cuál es el precio total?	What is the total price?

efectivo

tarjeta

moneda

billete

tarjeta

'Tarjeta' means 'card'. For example, 'Pagué con tarjeta de crédito' means 'I paid with a credit card.'

tarjeta

moneda

billete

centavo

moneda

'Moneda' means 'coin'. Small metal pieces of currency are called 'monedas' in Spanish.

Bargaining vocabulary helps you ask about discounts and negotiate prices in Spanish.

Spanish Singular	Spanish Plural	English Singular	English Plural	Spanish Example	English Example
descuento	descuentos	discount	discounts	¿Hay algún descuento hoy?	Is there any discount today?
rebaja	rebajas	reduction/sale	reductions/sales	Hay una rebaja del 20%.	There’s a 20% sale.
oferta	ofertas	offer/deal	offers/deals	Aprovecha esta oferta especial.	Take advantage of this special offer.
precio fijo	precios fijos	fixed price	fixed prices	El precio es fijo, no se cambia.	The price is fixed, it doesn’t change.
regateo	(no plural)	bargaining	bargaining	El regateo es común en el mercado.	Bargaining is common in the market.
negociar	(verb)	to negotiate	—	Quiero negociar el precio.	I want to negotiate the price.
barato	baratos	cheap	cheap (plural)	¿Puede ser más barato?	Can it be cheaper?
caro	caros	expensive	expensive (plural)	Este producto es muy caro.	This product is very expensive.
oferta especial	ofertas especiales	special offer	special offers	Hay una oferta especial hoy.	There is a special offer today.
precio final	precios finales	final price	final prices	¿Cuál es el precio final?	What is the final price?

Last updated: Wed Jun 18, 2025