Learn how to ask if a store has something in stock
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| Let’s look at some more examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| ¿Tiene sal? |
| ¿Tiene sal? |
| ¿Tiene leche? |
| ¿Tiene leche? |
| ¿Tiene manzanas? |
| ¿Tiene manzanas? |
| ¿Tiene pimienta? |
| ¿Tiene pimienta? |
| ¿Vende azúcar? |
| ¿Vende azúcar? |
| Did you notice how I used a different pattern? |
| ¿Vende azúcar? |
| "Do you sell sugar?" |
| First is vende, meaning "[you] sell." Vende (enunciated). Vende. |
| Note: the “you” is understood through context. |
| Vende is the shortened form of Usted vende. Usted, a formal word meaning “you,” is omitted as it’s understood from the conjugated form of the verb. |
| Vende is from the verb vender "to sell." vender. |
| In this context, and with the right question intonation, it can translate as "Do you sell…?" This is another common way to ask if the store has something. |
| Last is azúcar, "sugar." Azúcar (enunciated). Azúcar. |
| All together, the question is: ¿Vende azúcar?, which literally means, "[You] sell sugar?" In more natural English, it translates as, "Do you sell sugar?" |
| ¿Vende azúcar? |
| This pattern is: |
| ¿Vende ITEM? |
| "Do you sell" ITEM? |
| You should be aware of this pattern, but for this lesson, we'll use the sentence pattern: |
| ¿Tiene ITEM? |
| Do you have ITEM? |
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