Name: Improve your Vocabulary: Grocery Store Vocabulary
Uploaded: 2023-11-26T21:01:30.000Z
Duration: 6 min 13 s
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Hey, guys. Today, I'm going to take you with me to one of the American stores to upgrade to our vocabulary.

Modal verbs - A2

Even if you think you know all these words, you could check your knowledge by watching this video.

So the first thing we usually do when we enter the store is grab one of these things.

They come in really handy when you're shopping.

Imagine you're in a store with your American friend and you wanna ask them to get one of these.

A fun fact: In Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand, they call it a trolley and you might also hear the word buggy in addition to shopping cart in Southern US and Canada.

And shockingly, this is not the fullest, but these are the most commonly used ones.

When we go through the store, we go through the departments; the specific sections or areas of the store that sell particular types of products.

They can also be referred to as sections.

There are a lot of different departments in the store among which might be the deli department, clothing department, household goods or seasonal items and so on.

This is for example, the produce department or the produce section.

So if you lost your American friend in the store and they text you and ask you, "Where are you?"

"Excuse me, where can I find the beans?" "They are in aisle 10."

If there's something you need from way up there, but you can't reach it. How do you ask someone for help?

For instance, you could say to a staff member or someone tall, "Excuse me, can you help me get the pack of cereal from the top shelf?"

I have been in this situation countless times because of my height.

So these are called shelves where products are placed for display or storage.

And here we have another good word: display.

It's the arrangement of products in an attractive manner to catch customers attention.

Each individual product displayed on the shelf, we can call an item.

Let's imagine there is an item you need to get and this thing is nowhere to be found.

You go looking for an assistant to ask them about it.

You would say, "Excuse me, there's no price tag for this item."

Sections like these are called clearance.

It's a section in the store where products are heavily discounted to clear out inventory.

Let's say that you had dinner at your friend's last night and you wanted to know what sauce they used for the pasta.

And let's say they told you that it was marinara sauce, but there are different kinds of marinara.

So you would need to ask about the brand name to be able to get that specific one.

It's the area where you pay for your purchases with the help of a cashier.

But I, for instance, very rarely go to a checkout.

This is where customers can complete their own transactions.

Let's say you did this twice and now you need to call an assistant and describe your problem so that they can delete another item.

You would say something like, "Hi, excuse me, I scanned this twice."

And they usually reply right away with "no worries," and delete the second item on the list.

Let's go over a couple of more essential vocabulary words associated with stores.

In every store, you will find products on sale or discounted.

I'm pretty sure we all know what these words mean, but do you know what the difference is between them?

So, discounts show you a certain percentage of the original price and when the product is on sale, the price tag will indicate the exact new price.

Also, if you didn't like the item you purchased or the quality wasn't what you had expected or it didn't fit, you can return or exchange it.

To return something means to bring an item back and get a refund, meaning you get your money back.

And to exchange something means to give one item back and get another one instead of that one.

If you have any questions, let me know in the comments and I really hope that you enjoyed this video and I'll see you in the next one.