Comprando Fruta
Buying Fruits
Buy fresh fruit at a market like a local.
Tap play to hear each line spoken with a real Mexican accent.
You stop at a busy fruit stand. The frutero looks up.
¡Buenos días! ¿Qué le doy?
Good morning! What can I get you?
Buenos días. ¿Me puede dar medio kilo de fresas y dos mangos, por favor?
Good morning. Could you give me half a kilo of strawberries and two mangoes, please?
He holds up a mango and waits for your choice.
¿Los mangos los quiere maduros o verdes?
Do you want the mangoes ripe or green?
Maduros, pero no demasiado. Son para mañana.
Ripe, but not too ripe. They're for tomorrow.
He points to a stack of pineapples, sweet-smelling and golden.
¿Le pongo algo más? Hay piña bien dulce.
Would you like anything else? There's really sweet pineapple.
Sí, una piña. Y ¿me puede dar una bolsa también, por favor?
Yes, a pineapple. And can you also give me a bag, please?
He grabs a knife and gestures at the pineapple.
¿La piña la quiere partida?
Do you want the pineapple cut?
Sí, me la puede partir, por favor, pero con cáscara.
Yes, cut it, please, but leave the peel on.
He totals everything up on a small calculator.
Serían ciento veinte pesos. ¿Va a pagar en efectivo o con tarjeta?
That would be one hundred and twenty pesos. Are you paying with cash or card?
En efectivo. ¿Tiene cambio de doscientos pesos?
With cash. Do you have change for two hundred pesos?
He hands you the bag and smiles.
Aquí tiene. Que le salga buena la fruta.
Here you go. Hope the fruit turns out good.
¡Gracias! Que tenga bonito día.
Thank you! Have a nice day.
Keep practicing
Pidiendo Café
Ordering Coffee
Learn to order your favourite coffee at a local café.
Pidiendo Tacos
Ordering Tacos
Order street tacos like a local at a Mexico City taquería.
Fruta en la Playa
Fruit on the Beach
Buy a refreshing fruit cup from a beach vendor.
Registrándose al Hotel
Checking Into a Hotel
Check into your hotel and ask about amenities.
Now say it out loud
Reading is step one. In the Ahorita app you speak this exact conversation, get instant feedback on what you said, and unlock easier and harder ways to reply.
Practice in the app — free