Most Useful Shopping Words and Phrases Learn English Vocabulary
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this is good or this is really good
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really good in the same way that you
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this is my example I said this flourless
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kind of selfish like it’s just too much
too much good stuff is something that’s
decadent so this is a decadent flourless
chocolate cake I made so this was one of
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today’s topic today’s topic is shopping
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video but today we’re going to talk
about shopping so there are three main
topics I want to talk about today so
first is how to explain what you want
how when you’re shopping how do you
explain something you want to buy or
something you’re looking for
that’s one number two we’re going to
talk about how to return something if
there’s a product you want to take back
to the store how do you do that
and third is how do you say that you
want to try something on or ask for a
different size for example so those are
the three things I want to talk about
today and maybe if there’s time at the
end of today’s livestream I want to
mention a few questions that you might
hear staff ask when you’re shopping and
then practice a response to that so let
us begin okay all right yes I’m going to
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all right so let’s go to the first thing
that I have pre-prepared because I’m a
very prepare II prepare a human let’s
look at our first set of statements here
so how to explain what you want let’s go
through these one by one when you’re
shopping and you want to ask a staff
person in a shop somewhere for an item
how do you do that how do you explain
what you’re looking for so if I can hold
on to the board the first phrase I want
to talk about is this expression I’m
looking for X where X is the item you
would like to buy I’m looking for X so
use this pattern I’m looking for blah
blah blah when you want
oh sorry when you know the name of the
item you want so if you know the thing
you’re looking for like a brand or a
specifically what product like a model
number or the name of a product if you
know that use this pattern I’m looking
for the iPhone X or I’m looking for
Adidas shoes so use this pattern to
explain something you know the name of
or you know the model number so that’s
the first one I want to talk about
second this expression I’m looking for
something that thought that I’m looking
for something that that thought you can
use this expression when you want to
describe the features or the
capabilities of an item so something
that a product can do or some feature
that the product has when you want to
explain the features of a product use a
sentence like this so for example I’m
looking for something that I can wear
when jogging or I’m looking for
something that has a long battery life
for example so with this sentence you
can explain maybe some of the details of
the product or the item you would like
to buy so I’m looking for something
extra information some feature this
sentence is similar I want something
that has that has so here you can see I
want is used here and I’m looking for is
used here so slightly different
sentences but essentially they’re both
explaining the same thing so again here
I want something that has is describing
like the capabilities of an item
something that the item can do so for
example if your computer shopping like I
want something that has a fast processor
for example or I want something that has
a lot of memory for example so these are
kind of introductory statements you can
make too
like a person who works in a retail
store to to ask for something then
finally there’s this question do you
have la blah blah so when you’re at a
store you can ask a staff person maybe
it’s a good idea to find someone in that
department you can ask someone
do you have followed by the product do
you have the iPhone X again or do you
have a I don’t know a new something that
you’re looking for do so we’ve used do
you have it doesn’t mean specifically
that that individual that person but
this you refers to the the store the
shop in general so do you meaning you as
a store do you have this product
available do you have this product
available so do you have for example any
knit hats or do you have any I don’t
know iPhone 6s for example maybe you’re
looking for an older product so you can
use this questions so with this with
these a few example patterns I’ve just
talked about I want to try to apply
these phrases them so let’s try our
first question I’m in the way let’s try
our first question for today so please
think of something that you want to buy
something you would like to buy by the
end of the year so like the holidays are
coming for many of you I know so what do
you want to buy before the end of the
year and what are its features so we’ve
talked about here so I’m looking for is
the product name I’m looking for
something and I want something that has
blah blah blah so for example I could
say like I’m looking for a new cutting
board I want a maple one or I want sport
headphones that have so remember this
has will change to have I want sport
headphones if I’m using the plural that
have that have good bass range okay or
I’m looking for a new apartment I want
something that has a lot of
like for example okay so your answers
are coming in you guys are quick um on
YouTube Oh YouTube said Ronaldo says I’m
looking for jogging shoes good um Lucas
says I’m looking for a beard cream okay
there you go
and then think about what are some
features of that so how do you explain
in more detail the thing you’re looking
for the thing you’re looking for gear me
on youtube I’m looking for a new car
good um see I see Acula I’m very sorry
I’m looking for jeans good on YouTube um
again Ronaldo I’m looking for jogging
shoes good um garrison hey garrison on
Facebook welcome back I’m looking for a
new keyboard good I’m looking for a new
keyboard
um yeah lots of people say I’m looking
for new shoes we’ve had a few people say
I’m looking for new shoes actually I
should buy new shoes too so what are you
looking for I’m looking for what what
product and what are its features I’m
looking for something that has or I want
something that has blah blah blah
alright I’m looking for what Elizabeth
oh oh I missed your comment what did you
say I’m looking for a comfortable
sleeper is nice okay um
masa oh gosh that went fast must say
yeah I’m looking for a board game for up
board game or some board games if you
use some please use that plural form or
the uncountable form I’m looking for a
whole cake okay you can use that good
I’m looking for lotion which has good
SPF nice okay I’m looking for a new
friend to practice my English nice one
Lucy on YouTube I’m looking for an
English chat on Facebook good Kim I’m
looking for dresses for a 10 year old
girl nice one rindra I’m looking for a
new camera bags as Alex good I’m looking
for a few purses and sandals so if you
want to use the plural form make sure
that both of your noun phrases are
plural don’t use the singular for both
of them nice one okay nice nice nice so
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today’s second topic I guess today’s
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problem with so let’s look at that so
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for today making return so when I say to
make a return I mean you you you
purchased a product and then you don’t
want the product or there’s some problem
with the product and you would like to
get your money back that’s called making
a return to make a return is to bring an
item back to the store to get your money
returned to you so we say to make a
return to make a return so let’s look at
a few points about this situation so
when you go to the store how do you
begin talking to oh I already have here
how do you begin talking to these staff
at the store you use this expression up
here I’d like to return this so if you
want to get your money back for a
product say I’d like to return this so
this is your product so if I want to
return this whiteboard I would say I’d
like to return this this item or I’d
like to return something if you don’t
have the item ready I’d like to return
this I’d like to return this so give the
staff person the thing you want to
return we use the verb return usually
staff will respond with do you have your
receipt do you have your receipt and in
most cases you have to you must have a
receipt in order to make a return but
when you make the return you will likely
you will probably
we have to give a reason why are you
making the return so some reasons you
can try to return an item are for
example it broke it broke so maybe like
you bought new headphones but they
stopped working after one week and you
want to return them
maybe so some some problem that is not
your fault you did not cause it it broke
for example or for clothes maybe you
bought clothes for someone else or a
product that you needed a special size
for it didn’t fit it didn’t fit so it
being the product it didn’t fit you can
use that or if there was some other
problem you have to be specific you can
explain it but I found a problem I found
a problem like a part was missing or
this was the wrong piece or there was a
rip in this fabric I noticed so but
please be specific when you’re trying to
return something but this is the phrase
you use if you want to get your money
back for a product so please keep that
in mind ok so that’s the second point I
want to talk about today time’s going
quick so I want to go to the third topic
for today which I said would be trying
things on how to try things on so this
we can use these expressions for shoes
for accessories for clothing whatever
generically if you find an item in a
store and you would like to try it if
you want to put it on your body and try
it use the expression can I try this on
can I try this on yeah it’s gonna come
up here so can I try this on I have it
twice and good so can I try this on this
is generally the the most
straightforward expression we use this
can I try this on for a singular a
singular noun so can I try this shirt on
can I try this dress on can I try this
hat on if you want to talk about for
example shoes can I try these on can I
try these sunglasses on please be
careful singular or plural form
depending on what
use you will need to change this to
these or if it’s across the shop those
or that for example but this is the
general phrase to try something on oh
there’s new text coming up can I try
these on yes thank you Kyle alright so
if you’re using a plural noun can I try
these on like these pants these shoes
whatever okay so that’s one then when
you need to ask for a different size of
something so I want to mention there’s a
very kind of weird thing we do I suppose
it’s kind of weird if you try something
on and you realize oh this is the wrong
size there is an expression you can use
to ask the staff for help which is this
one which I am writing right now okay so
the question is do you have this in uh
plus the size you need so do you have
this in a small do you have this in a
medium do you have this in a large use
this up you can drop this I think native
speakers will drop this do you have this
in small do you have this in medium do
you have this enlarged that’s fine or
you can use the article because this
means in a small size in a medium size
is really what this means so do you have
this in a size you can also use this to
ask for a different color so you could
say do you have this in blue do you have
this in green do you have this in red
you can use color or size in this
pattern do you have this in a small or
do you have this blue in a small size
you could combine the two there okay and
maybe finally um if you want to find
like a that specific product again if
you need to find like a different size
or there’s something else that you that
that you’re looking for like where can I
find like a small size in this or like
this is if for example they are out of
stock of the product you’re looking for
I’ve had this happen like I want I want
something but they don’t have it at that
store I can say where can I
find the sweater or where can I find a
different size of this product you can
ask you can use a sentence like this to
ask for that but in general when you’re
trying something on can I try this on
and do you have this in up-up habla size
or color okay so that’s the second and
third things I wanted to talk about yeah
you guys have some nice ones nice
sentences on Facebook movement do you
have this in a small blue size oh this
is a great chance to practice our
adjective order remember some of you
joined the adjective order livestream
that we did a few weeks ago remember the
order of adjectives so there’s a
specific order we talked about we’ll use
like small X size adjectives will come
before color do you have this in a small
blue size for example do you have this
in a large red do you have this in black
so think about that think about your
adjective order okay time’s going quick
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guess I will go on to our last topic for
today then which is common questions
that staff staff in shops will ask you
so some of my students have said
recently like how do you respond quickly
to the small questions people ask you
like in everyday life this is one
example of a situation where it might be
difficult to know how to respond quickly
so let me introduce oh yes this is
already this is already prepared I think
so one of the most common questions
you’ll hear from staff in shops is can I
help you find anything can I help you
find anything this one can I help you
find anything they’ll just they’ll just
walk up to you in a shop and say can I
help you find anything and so this is a
yes-or-no question can I help you find
anything like means do you need anything
or what are you looking for in other
words can I help you find anything so
think back to the beginning of today’s
lesson where you explain something you
wanted to buy
you can say can I when someone says can
I help you find anything you can respond
with yes I’m looking for bla bla bla
which we practiced at the beginning of
this livestream or no I’m fine I’m not
looking for anything so this is a
yes-or-no question yes or no question so
we’re running out of time so let’s look
at an example so please think back to
the first question that we talked about
at the beginning of the livestream today
what do you want to buy and think about
how would you respond to this question
if retail staff asked you can I help you
find anything how would you describe the
object you want how would you describe
the object you want so you can say yes
do you have sport headphones or yes
I’m looking for kitchen supplies for
example so staff says can I help you
find anything how would you respond to
that how would you respond to that
egor on youtube yes it means it’s like
what are you looking for but it’s a
yes-or-no question so can I help you is
a yes-or-no question can I help you so
you can respond yes or no it’s the
saying what are you looking for is a
little bit too direct from the staff
side what are you looking for this is
much more soft can I help you find
anything it sounds a little bit better
all right on YouTube nice yes I’m
looking for something new but what but
what something is a very vague answer
yes I’m looking for blah blah blah what
are you looking for mm-hmm so what else
what else what am I looking oh can I try
yeah can I try this on that’s fine can I
try this on or can I try this one that’s
fine but remember if staff says can I
help you find anything yeah you can say
yes or no so yes Roberto nice one on
YouTube says yes I’m looking for a black
jacket good good good good so be
specific what are you looking for what
are you looking for on Facebook yeah yes
Andre is good yes do you have black
shoes perfect very nice very nice Thiago
on YouTube says yes please I’m looking
for moto G
five s+ is that phone I don’t know okay
nice um what else what else I’m Nelson
on YouTube says yes I’m looking for
these pants in black yes I’m looking for
these pants in black so yes I’m looking
for can I help you find anything we can
follow up with yes I’m looking for bla
bla bla
yes I’m looking for Christian on
Facebook yes I’m looking for the best
computer you have very nice very nice
Vinicius says I’m looking for a new job
yeah I’m looking for a new job that
sentence is correct but you don’t go
shopping at a store for a new job
so please be careful lo ah me on YouTube
yes I’m looking for a new iPhone good
nice one okay um
Jose yes do you have burritos do you
have burritos I’m so hungry you can use
that if you are at a restaurant if
you’re at a restaurant but at a
restaurant people won’t say can I help
you find anything the question at a
restaurant will be can I get you
anything
can I get you anything okay Elizabeth
Escobar on Facebook yes I’m looking for
sweaters that are on offer this week on
offer good very nice okay time is
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going to be verbs for cooking so two
weeks ago our topic was food and eating
and adjectives for that and you guys
seem to really like that so I want to
talk more and
happy to talk more about cooking and
eating so next week’s topic is going to
be cooking herbs cooking verbs so please
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