Shopping: useful words & phrases

1. 1. What the shop assistant might ask you when you enter the shop

1.1. (How) Can I help you?

1.2. What can I do for you?

1.3. Are you being served?

1.4. Are you looking for anything in particular?

2. 2. You only want to look

2.1. I'm just looking, thank you.

2.2. I'm just browsing, thank you.

3. 3. Asking for things

3.1. Have you got ...

3.2. I need ...

3.3. Do you have any…?

3.4. I wonder if you could help me…?

3.5. I'm looking for…

3.6. Where can I buy | get | find ...?

4. 4. What the shop assistant could reply

4.1. Here you are. | Here you go.

4.2. I'm sorry, we don't sell ...

4.3. Anything else?

4.4. I'm sorry, that's all we have left.

4.5. I'm sorry, that's the last one.

4.6. I'm sorry, we're out of ...

5. 6. In a clothes | shoe shop - shop assistant

5.1. What size do you take?

5.2. Would you like to try it | them on?

5.3. The ... suits you very well.

5.4. The fitting/changing room is over there.

5.5. Would another colour do?

6. 5. In a clothes | shoe shop - customer

6.1. Have you got this | them in another size | colour?

6.2. I don't like it | them.

6.3. I'm size ...

6.4. It doesn't | They don't fit me.

6.5. It's | They're too small | big | wide | tight | expensive.

6.6. May I try this | these on, please?

6.7. Where can I try this | these on, please?

7. 7. Paying - customer

7.1. How much is it | are they?

7.2. Can I have the receipt, please?

7.3. Can I pay in cash?

7.4. Do you accept credit cards?

8. 8. Paying - shop assistant

8.1. It's | They are ... dollars/pesos.

8.2. Here's your change.

8.3. I'll take this to the cash desk for you.

8.4. Pay at the cash desk, please.