Spanish phrasebook
At the Florist in Spanish
Practice buying flowers in Spain. Ask for a bunch, choose tulips, add a birthday card and pay in cash.
Situation: A flower shop in Valencia. Your goal: Buy a bunch of yellow tulips for a birthday, add a card and pay in cash.
Watch the conversation
A real florist conversation in Spanish: choosing yellow tulips for a birthday, adding a card and paying in cash, with every line spoken and subtitled in English, then each key phrase normally, slowly, and a pause to say it yourself.
The whole conversation, line by line
Tap to hear a line. Florist speaks first; the bold lines are what you can say. To see the lines in your own language, choose it in the language menu at the top.
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Florist
¡Buenas tardes! Bienvenido a la floristería. ¿En qué puedo ayudarle?
Good afternoon! Welcome to the flower shop. How can I help you?
You
Buenas tardes. Quiero un ramo de flores, por favor.
Good afternoon. I'd like a bunch of flowers, please.
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Florist
Claro. ¿Es para usted o es un regalo?
Of course. Is it for you or is it a gift?
You
Es un regalo para mi madre. Hoy es su cumpleaños.
It's a gift for my mother. Today is her birthday.
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Florist
¡Qué bonito! Tenemos rosas, tulipanes y girasoles. ¿Qué flores le gustan a su madre?
How lovely! We have roses, tulips and sunflowers. Which flowers does your mother like?
You
Le gustan los tulipanes. Quiero tulipanes amarillos.
She likes tulips. I'd like yellow tulips.
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Florist
Muy bien. Los tulipanes amarillos son preciosos. ¿Cuántos quiere? ¿Diez o doce?
Very good. The yellow tulips are beautiful. How many would you like? Ten or twelve?
You
Doce, por favor. ¿Cuánto cuesta el ramo?
Twelve, please. How much is the bunch?
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Florist
El ramo cuesta veinticinco euros. ¿Quiere una tarjeta con un mensaje?
The bunch costs twenty-five euros. Would you like a card with a message?
You
Sí, por favor. Quiero escribir: «Feliz cumpleaños, mamá».
Yes, please. I'd like to write: "Happy birthday, Mum".
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Florist
Perfecto. Son veinticinco euros en total. ¿Paga con tarjeta o en efectivo?
Perfect. That's twenty-five euros in total. Do you pay by card or in cash?
You
En efectivo. Aquí tiene treinta euros.
In cash. Here are thirty euros.
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Florist
Gracias. Su cambio son cinco euros. Aquí tiene el ramo. ¡Que le guste mucho a su madre!
Thank you. Your change is five euros. Here is the bunch. I hope your mother loves it!
You
Muchas gracias. ¡Hasta luego!
Thank you very much. See you later!
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