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Excuse me.
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Yes, ma'am.
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How can I help you? Do you work here?
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Yes, I do.
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What can I do for you?
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So, tell me, where can I find the shopping carts?
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They're supposed to be somewhere around here.
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You can find them outside by the entrance door.
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Outside?
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I'm not going outside.
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It's too hot.
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I'll go there and get one for you.
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Here is your shopping cart.
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You brought me a small one.
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I need a big one.
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I'm going to get another one for you.
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Don't bother.
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I don't have time for this.
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Could you show me where the milk is?
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Sure.
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It's the second aisle over there.
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Can't you take me there?
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Sure thing.
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Here you can find every milk you want.
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All different type and brands.
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I know I said milk, but I'm looking for fresh milk.
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By the way, this shopping cart has wobbling wheels.
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You need to get me a new shopping cart and show me where the fresh milk is.
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Ma'am, what is that thing coming behind you?
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What thing?
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There is nothing coming behind me.
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I'll do my groceries by myself.
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The staff is not helpful anyway.
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Hey Jason, what are you doing in the supermarket?
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I came here to buy a house.
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I didn't see you at the gym today.
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I didn't go.
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I was busy today.
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What type of food are you buying?
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I haven't started my groceries yet.
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How about you?
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I got some milk, cereal, and eggs.
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Now I'm gonna get some frozen food.
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I thought that you didn't eat frozen food.
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I eat from time to time.
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Today I'm having pizza.
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And I'll have some ice cream for dessert.
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Alright, Jason.
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I'll go get some meat.
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See you tomorrow at the gym.
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Sure thing.
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Hey, you need to look where you're going.
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And you need to go where you look.
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You're coming on the wrong side.
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There is no such a thing as wrong side.
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Be careful with your words. Be careful with me.
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I'm dangerous.
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Bring it on.
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You don't stand a chance.
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Dad, what are you reading?
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I'm checking the production and expiry date.
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Do you think these dates are accurate?
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I don't think so, honey.
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Are these fruits and vegetables organic?
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Some of them, but they are more expensive. Can we buy them?
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No honey, we can't.
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I can't afford them.
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Why not?
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Ana, you ask too many questions.
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When buy fresh produce, we need to be very selective, otherwise we buy rotten fruits and vegetables.
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What is rotten?
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It's when food is not good anymore.
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It's when they've become old and soft, changed color, grown mold.
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Basically, it's when they are spoiled.
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What is spoiled?
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Let's go, honey.
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We still have more things to buy.
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Can we get some snacks?
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Like Doritos and Pringles?
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Sure, why not?
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Ma'am, I just bought this fresh coconut water, but the bottle was damaged.
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It started leaking inside the bag.
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Do you have the receipt?
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Yes, I do.
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It's here.
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You have two options.
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I will give you a full refund, or you can get a new one.
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I will take the refund.
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Sure thing.
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Here is the money.
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I believe I also need the refund for the plastic bag. Of course.
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Here is the refund for the plastic bag.
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Thank you.
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Have a great day.
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How was shopping today, ma'am?
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Oh, my God.
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Don't get me started.
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This is the worst supermarket I've ever been.
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Unfriendly staff and disorganized.
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It took me forever to find fresh milk and no one helped me.
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I wonder why no one helped you.
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Do you have a membership card?
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Yes, here it is.
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How would you like to pay?
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I'll pay with credit card.
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I hope that all the charges are accurate.
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Last time, the price of the bread was wrong.
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I didn't get my discount offer.
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That's why the shopping carts have wobbling wheels.
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Parents are putting their kids to ride on them.
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You have a great day.
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Hello, why are you angry?
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It's nothing, sweetheart.
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Today we didn't get organic vegetables.
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My father said that we can't afford them.
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Yes, I know.
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They are quite pricey.

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Vocabulario y notas de pronunciación para esta lección

Esta lección de conversación de nivel A2 se basa en el vídeo “Supermarket - Basic English Conversation”. Las palabras que más se repiten: milk, shopping, cart, fresh, refund. Este vídeo tiene 117 frases y 699 palabras para practicar shadowing. La parte hablada dura 7:24. El hablante habla despacio, unas 94 palabras por minuto, así que hay tiempo para imitar cada sonido. El 83 % de las palabras está entre las 3.000 más comunes del inglés; conviene repasar el resto antes de empezar. 27 de sus 117 frases son preguntas, así que sirve para practicar la entonación de las preguntas y las respuestas cortas.

Vocabulario clave de este vídeo

15 palabras del vídeo que vale la pena aprender, con su pronunciación y significado:

PalabraPronunciaciónSignificado
cart sustantivo/kɑɹt/carro, carreta
refund sustantivo/ɹɪˈfʌnd/reembolso, reintegro
honey sustantivo/ˈhʌni/miel
vegetable sustantivo/ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/verdura, legumbre
organic adjetivo/ɔːˈɡænɪk/orgánico
freeze verbo/ˈfɹiːz/helarse, congelarse
rotten adjetivo/ˈɹɑtn̩/podrido, estropeado
spoil sustantivo/spɔɪl/botín, expolio
supermarket sustantivo/ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/supermercado
groceries sustantivo/ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/comestibles, abarrotes
membership sustantivomembresía
egg sustantivo/ɛɡ/huevo, aguautle
helpful adjetivo/ˈhɛlp.fl̩/servicial, adyuvante
pizza sustantivo/ˈpi.tsə/pizza
bother verbo/ˈbɑðɚ/molestar, agobiar

Frases que vale la pena repetir

Frases cortas y completas del vídeo que puedes reutilizar en la conversación diaria:

  • How can I help you?
  • What can I do for you?
  • Could you show me where the milk is?
  • Can't you take me there?
  • Ma'am, what is that thing coming behind you?

Gramática en este vídeo

Las estructuras que más usa el hablante, con las palabras exactas del vídeo:

EstructuraEn el vídeo
Present perfect have/has + participio pasado — una acción pasada que sigue importando ahorahaven't started · they've become · I've ever been
Present continuous am/is/are + -ing — algo que ocurre ahora o en estos díasI'm not going · I'm looking · are you doing
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisión, una promesa o una predicciónI'll go · I'll do · I'll have
Obligación: must / have to / need to decir que algo es necesarioneed to get · need to look · need to go

Pronunciación a tener en cuenta

El hablante usa 33 contracciones y formas reducidas, como I'm, didn't, don't. Dilas en su forma corta, tal como las oyes.

  • Palabras largas — cuida el acento: supermarket /ˌsupɚˈmɑɹkət/, disorganized /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/, expiry /ɪkˈspaɪ.əɹ.i/

Sonidos difíciles para hispanohablantes:

  • s + consonante al inicio — sin añadir una “e” delante: spoil /spɔɪl/, snack /snæk/, sweetheart /ˈswiːtˌhɑːt/
  • /v/ — no es /b/: los dientes tocan el labio inferior: vegetable /ˈvɛd͡ʒ.tə.bəl/, selective /səˈlɛktɪv/
  • /z/ — sonora, no /s/: freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, groceries /ˈɡɹoʊ.s(ə.)ɹiz/, dessert /dɪˈzɝt/, disorganized /dɪsˈɔːɡənaɪzd/

Cómo practicar con este vídeo

  1. Escucha el vídeo entero una vez sin hablar y anota las palabras que no conoces.
  2. Haz shadowing frase por frase a velocidad normal, repitiendo cada una hasta que tu ritmo coincida con el del hablante.
  3. Grábate y compara con el original, prestando atención a palabras como cart, refund, honey.

¿Qué es la Técnica de Shadowing?

Shadowing es una técnica de aprendizaje de idiomas respaldada por la ciencia, desarrollada originalmente para la formación de intérpretes profesionales y popularizada por el políglota Dr. Alexander Arguelles. El método es simple pero poderoso: escuchas audio en inglés nativo y lo repites en voz alta de inmediato, como una sombra que sigue al hablante con solo 1-2 segundos de retraso. A diferencia de la escucha pasiva o los ejercicios de gramática, el shadowing obliga a tu cerebro y músculos de la boca a procesar y reproducir simultáneamente patrones de habla reales. Las investigaciones muestran que mejora significativamente la precisión de la pronunciación, la entonación, el ritmo, el habla conectada, la comprensión auditiva y la fluidez al hablar, convirtiéndola en una de las metodologías más efectivas para la preparación del IELTS Speaking y la comunicación en inglés en el mundo real.

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