Shopping

SHOPPING

Words and expressions

shop	магазин
to do / go shopping	делать (ходить за) покупки
store	магазин
department	отдел
department store	универмаг
supermarket	супермаркет, магазин самообслуживания
boutique	бутик, магазин
stall	киоск
fruit- shop	фруктовый магазин
the greengrocer’s	овощной магазин
the baker’s	булочная
the butcher’s	мясной магазин
dairy shop	молочный магазин
grocery shop / store	бакалея
to call on	заходить
to wear	носить
for summer / winter wear	для лета / для зимы
ready-made clothes	готовая одежда
to buy clothes	покупать одежду
to sell	продавать
seller, salesman, shop-assistant	продавец
buyer	покупатель
goods	товары
to fit well	хорошо сидеть, подходить, быть в пору
to match smth.	подходить к чему-либо по цвету, тону
to suit	подходить, соответствовать, идти к лицу
to go with	подходить по фактуре, стилю
fitting-room	примерочная
to try on smth.	примерять что-либо
to be loose / tight on smb.	быть свободным / узким на ком-то
size	размер
How much is it?	Сколько это стоит?
(What is the price of it?
What does it cost?)
cheap	дешевый
expensive	дорогой
fashion / style	мода
fashionable, stylish	модный
old- fashioned	несовременный, старомодный
made of	сделанный из
cashier	кассир
cash-desk	касса

 

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SHOPPING

SUPERMARKETS. Supermarkets are primarily food stores which carry all kinds of food: fresh, frozen and canned meat, fish, vegetables and fruit as well as dairy foods and bread. They also carry a small selection of pots and pans for cooking, baby clothes and supplies, dish cloths and towels, paper products such as facial tissue, paper napkins and toilet paper, soaps and cleaners of all kinds, simple medicines such as aspirin, toiletries, etc. Almost everything needed to set up housekeeping can be found in a supermarket except sheets, pillowcases, blankets and draperies. In supermarkets, the customer serves himself and pays the cashier on leaving the store.

DEPARTMENT STORES. Department stores carry clothing for men, women and children, household linens, materials for making clothes, pots and pans, hardware, china and glassware, silverware, household electrical appliances and some furniture. Department stores do not sell fresh food.

DRUGSTORES. Drugstores, or pharmacies, sell many things besides medicinal drugs. All of them carry common medicines such as aspirin and cold remedies. A registered pharmacist is on duty to fill prescriptions given you by a doctor. Camera equipment, cosmetics, magazines, candy and greeting cards are also available. Most drugstores carry alcoholic beverages. Some drugstores are open on Sunday.

DISCOUNT STORES. Discount stores claim to sell their merchandise at a discount, or cheaper, price than other stores. This claim based on the fact that they use fewer sales personnel to wait on customers: less money for displays and buy in very large quantities thus cutting overhead and passing this saving on to the customer.

SMALL INDEPENDENT STORES. The majority of the grocery, dress, shoe, jewellery, drug and book stores in town are small independent stores owned and operated by local businessmen. They will give you more personal attention and will deliver your purchase to your home.