Types of Shopping Areas
shop=store
shopping centre/shopping area
(shopping) mall
outlet ; ; ()
department store ()
chain store ,
supermarket
self-service store
booth
stall (kiosk)
boutique[bu'tik] ,
market
fair
rag fair or flea market ""
flea market " ",
mail-order firm " "
Some Food Shops (Stores)
bakery/ baker's (shop)
butchery/ butcher's
greengrocery/ greengrocer's
confectionery/ confectioner's
fishmonger's
fruiterer's
tobacconist's
off-license shop -
dairy
A shop from Inside & Shop Accessories
shop signs
pushpullopenclosedclosed for inventoryopen from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. 9 18
lunch hour = lunch breakMonday to Saturdaya.m. p.m.
shop-window (window display)
to dress the shop window
show-case, case -
counter
shopping basket
wire basket
trolley (US shopping cart) ,
to push the trolley down the aisle
entrance to the sales area
gondola (sales shelves)
drink gondolatobacco gondola ()
fresh-meat counter
aisle ( )
check-out point ( )
cash-desk
cash register
cashier = check out girl
receipt [ri'si:t]
change
Shop Servicing
to sell (sold, sold)
salesman/ saleswoman /
shop assistant
customer (shopper)
consumer
to supply ,
to display (goods) ()
to deliver (goods) ()
Availability of Goods
to be in (full) stock
to be out of stock
to be well stocked with smth -
to have every mortal thing
to be in great demand
Sales and Prices
sale
clearance (sale)
sales tax
to be on sale
retail ,
wholesale ,
wholesale & retail
price, at a price ,
discount, at a discount ,
mark-down
to rise in price ,
to raise prices
to lower/ reduce prices
at reduced prices
expensive (dear)
cheap
price-tag
Doing Shopping & Spending Money
to do (one's) shopping
to go shopping
to shop around ,
to window shop
shopping spree ""
shopping queue[kju:], line
to queue up for smth -
to queue-jump
to buy (bought, bought) = to purchase -
a purchase
impulse buying
bargain ['ba:gin] ( )
to bargain
You got a good bargain
You got a bad bargain
purse/ wallet ,
to spend money on smth -
to buy smth for cash -
to buy smth on credit -
to pay (paid, paid) for smth -
to pay in cash
to pay by credit card
to be in debt
to cost (cost, cost)
to cost a bomb
How much does it cost? ?
How much is this dress?
How much are these shoes?
What is the price of the suit? ?
low-heeled shoes
high-heeled shoes
stiletto shoes
platform shoes
training shoes (trainers)
pointed shoes
blunt-pointed shoes
boots
high fur-lined boots
laced (shoes, boots) (, )
sandals
moccasins
clogs
slippers ,
mules
overshoes (galoshes) (US rubbers)
Wellingtons ( )
shoe horn
shoe polish
Parts of Shoes
sole
shoe buckle
toe ()
heel-
lace
Some Useful Words and Phrases
(at a clothing/footwear department)
Offering help to a client
to attend to/ to serve
to be attended to/ to be served
Are you being served? ?
Are you being attended to? ?
to wrap
Do you want it wrapped? ?
plastic bag
paper bag
to try on
You may try it on. The fitting room is over there. , .
Talking on Quality
to be long-wearing
to wear well ,
to be shrink-proof
to be colour-fast or fade-proof
to be shower-proof or waterproof ,
to be crease-resistant
Talking on Fashion
cut
style, design [stail, di'zain]
fashion, vogue [voug]
to come into fashion
to go out of fashion
in fashion
out of fashion
all the vogue
all the fashion
all the rage
up-to-date
fashionable
old-fashioned
stylish
dowdy ['daudi] ,
drab [dræb] , Wearing Clothes & Shoes
to put smth on -.
to have smth on -.
to wear smth -., -.
to take smth off -.
to take size in smth -.
to wear smth size -.
What size do you take in shoes? ?
What size shoes do you wear? ?
I wear shoes size 41 41
Fitting and Misfitting
well-fitting clothes/shoes /,
ill-fitting clothes/shoes /,
it is a perfect fit
to be a misfit
to suit, to become , ,
to match, to go with ,
to look (well) , ()
to be stock size
Expressing your like/dislike
I like the cut
Itll show the dirt too quickly
The shoes pinch my toes
Im afraid its a bit too bright for me ,
It feels rather tight/ loose round my waist /
I decided on ( )
Altering Clothes
to take in
to let out
I must have the dress taken in at the waist and let out at the shoulders
Some Useful Expressions
to run out of smth ( )
to run short of smth
I've run out of flour .
to stock up ()
I usually stock up for the week on Saturdays. .
that will do ; ,
will this do? // ?
I'd like a couple of big apples. Will these do?
We've just got/had.....in ;
to be out of stock ,
to have sold out ,
Have you got vinegar? We've sold out/we're out of stock at the moment
to buy/sell smth loose [lu:s] / -
buys fresh fruit and vegetables loose.
to sell smth by weight/by the head ,
to afford , ,
can't afford smth, to buy smth -
QUANTITIES & PACKAGE
bunch of flowers
of grapesof parsleyof keys
bar of (chocolate) ()
cake/tablet (US bar) of (soap) ()joint of (beef) ()
loaf of (bread), , ()
lump of (sugar) ()
slice of (bread, cake, cheese) (, , )
dozen of (eggs) ()
half a dozen (1/2 doz.)
ball of (wool) ()
reel (US spool) of (thread) ()
bottle of (milk)
carton/packet of (milk, cigarettes) / (, )
box of (clips) ()
roll of (paper) ()
tube of (toothpaste) ( )
jar of (cream) ()
can/tin of (sardine, peaches) (, )
Idiomatic Expressions
to pay through the nose , ,
to pay the devil (hell) -
the deuce (devil) to pay , , ,
to pay (dearly) for one's whistle ()
to pay smb in his own coin -.
into the bargain ,
a bargain is a bargain
no bargain (sl.) ( )
I don't buy it (colloq.) ()
I'll buy it , (.)
to be a good seller ( )
to sell one's saddle
to sell smb short , -
to sell one's rival short
to buy a pig in a poke
cheap
counter
customer
dairy products
dairy shop
department store
discount, at a discount
expensive
fashion
fishmongery, fishmonger's
fitting-room
goods
haberdashery, haberdasher's
jewellary, jewellers
market
millinery, milliner's
price
price, at a price
price-tag
purchase
purse
queue[kju:]
receipt[ri'si:t]
retail
sale
shop-assistant
shop-window
stationary, stationers
to bargain
to be in great demand with smb
to be in stock
to be out of stock
to buy (bought, bought)
to come into fashion
to cost (cost, cost)
to do shopping
to fit
to go out of fashion
to go shopping
to pay (paid, paid)
to pay through the nose
to sell (sold, sold)
to try on
wallet
wholesale