Shopping and money in Valencian

85 words in Valencian on the topic “shopping and money”: quant costa? — how much is it?, l'euro — euro, la botiga — shop, el mercat — market. 85 words can be played from recordings.

Updated September 1, 2026 · Lingofly

85 words on the topic

quant costa?
how much is it?
One thing: quant costa? Several: quant costen? — the verb agrees with the goods, not the buyer
l'euro
euro
It changes in the plural: un euro, dos euros. The cents are els cèntims
la botiga
shop
The local word — Spanish tienda is not used here. Botiga de tot — a little shop of everything
el mercat
market
The indoor city market is el mercat; the street one on set days is el mercadillo, a word borrowed from Spanish
el taulell
counter
The seller's slab in the market stall: the fish counter sits at the back
el venedor
seller
The person behind the taulell. Feminine: la venedora
el comprador
buyer
The mirror of venedor: who pays rather than sells
la balança
scales
The market scales; every price is per kilo
el quilo
kilogram
The unit the whole market trades in: un quilo de taronges, si us plau
la meitat
half
Half of anything: la meitat del camí — half the way
fresc
fresh
Fresh from the sea or the field; fish is judged by it before anything else
madur
ripe
Ready to eat; a fruit seller's key word. Feminine: madura
l'etiqueta
price tag
The label on the goods; in shops the label tells the price, at the market the seller does
car
expensive
Short and blunt: que és car! The opposite is barat
barat
cheap
The word every market haggler owns: bar i barat — a bar that is cheap
el descompte
discount
The taken-off part of the price: un descompte del deu per cent
el canvi
change (money)
The same word for «exchange» and «change»: «canviar diners» — to change money. The change you get back is also «el canvi»
l'efectiu
cash
Literally in-effect money: pagar en efectiu — pay cash
la targeta
bank card
The card in your pocket; pagar amb targeta. Also a birthday card in the right context
el tiquet
receipt
The slip you keep in case of return; note the spelling with q
Quant és?
how much do I owe?
Literally how much is it to me — the polite total at the counter
És car.
it's expensive
The entry is car again, now as the set phrase it is overheard with
Es pot més barat?
can it be cheaper?
Literally cheaper? — the two-word heart of haggling
Els agafe.
I'll take them
From agafar, to take — the decision at the stall
No el necessite.
I don't need it
The polite no with a reason built in
Un altre, si us plau.
one more
Another one of the same: un altre madur, si us plau
prou
that's enough
Enough and no more: prou, gràcies. The word also scales: prou prou!
en total
in total
The sum at the end of the list: en total, huit euros
el supermercat
supermarket
The market's big indoor cousin — mercat with a prefix
el cistell
basket
The basket you grab at the entrance; at the market the same word serves
la cua
queue
The line at the checkout; fer cua — to queue up
la caixa
checkout
The till and the counter of payment. Same word as the toolbox's caixa — context decides
la bossa
bag
The plastic or cloth bag; here you bring your own or pay for one
obert
open
The state of doors and shops; obre is the verb, obert the state
tancat
closed
The sign on the door; cousin of tancar, to close
triar
to choose
To pick out among many: trie les fruites madures
la mida
size
The size of clothes and boxes alike; quina mida necessita?
més
more
More of anything — més sucre, més temps. Less is menys
menys
less
Less in amount; menys sal, si us plau
pesat
heavy
Weighs a lot; from pesar, to weigh
lleuger
light
Weighs little: un paquet lleuger. The pair of pesat
nou
new
The entry is nou again — as the adjective, not the nine. Un cotxe nou
vell
old
Old in age of things and people: un rellotge molt vell
trencat
broken
Not working in two; from trencar, to break
el paquet
pack (of food)
The entry is the pack — the food kind; a pack of cookies costs two euros
el vidre
glass (material)
The entry is the glass — the material; glass cups go to the upper cupboard
el metall
metal
The metal; this chair is of metal, not wood
el plàstic
plastic (material)
The entry is the plastic — the material; the container is of it and fits the microwave
el paper
paper
The paper; he writes the address on a scrap of it
resistent
sturdy
The resistant; this backpack is very sturdy
de qualitat
high-quality
Of quality; genuine leather is expensive but high-quality
el centre comercial
shopping mall
The commercial center; it's open until ten at night
l'aparador
shop window
Masculine. Window shopping is a free sport: «mirar aparadors sense entrar»
el caixer
cashier
The entry is the cashier; he asks for my bonus card
la compra
shopping (a purchase)
The buy; we do a month's shopping at the supermarket
la targeta de fidelització
loyalty card
The fidelity card; with it the prices are lower
l'embolcall de regal
gift wrapping
Literally «wrapping of a present». To wrap is «embolicar»: «Me'l pot embolicar?» — could you wrap it?
el carret
shopping trolley
A diminutive of «carro», cart. You need a coin to unhook it: «cal una moneda pel carret»
canviar el producte
to exchange goods
Change the product; can I if I don't like it?
tramitar la devolució
to process a return
Process the return; I want to for this sweater
defectuós
defective
The defective; the device was — they gave me a new one
no anava bé la mida
the size didn't fit
Literally the size didn't go; I returned the jacket because of it
guardar el tiquet
to keep the receipt
Keep the ticket; do it in case of return
és una falsificació
it's a fake
The falsification; these watches are one — look at the price
el producte està en estoc
in stock
Literally in stock; the size I'm looking for is not
canviar de color
to exchange for another color
Change the color; I want to — black doesn't suit me
el rellotge de mà
wristwatch
Literally «watch of the hand»: «de mà» sets it apart from wall clocks. People also say «rellotge de polsera» — «bracelet watch»
el perfum
perfume
The perfume; new ones for mum's birthday
els cosmètics
cosmetics
Always plural; his sister spends a lot on them
de segona mà
second-hand
Literally of second hand; I bought the bike that way and it works great
regatejar
to haggle
Re-bargain; at the market you can haggle over the price
la llibreria
bookshop
The library-word that means book shop; the village one closes at eight
a l'engròs
wholesale
At the big; the restaurant buys oil wholesale once every three months and saves a lot
el termini de garantia
warranty period
The warranty term; it starts on the day of the receipt, not of first use
per encàrrec
made to order
By commission; this cake is made to order: grandma orders it for every birthday
prendre
to take
Take in the wide sense: take coffee, take a decision. At the counter people say prenc — I'll take
donar
to give
Give and hand over. Dona'm pa — give me bread, the pronoun glued on with an apostrophe
comprar
to buy
A plain look-alike of English buy in meaning and of Spanish comprar in shape
pagar
to pay
Pay for something takes per: pagar per l'entrada
posar
to put
Put, place, set. Also what Spanish does with poner — a close cousin
buscar
to look for
Hunt for a thing or a person: busque pis — I'm looking for a flat
trobar
to find
Find a thing — and find something good: aquest formatge està bo, trobe
mostrar
to show
Show and demonstrate: mostra'm — show me
voler
to want
The dictionary form; the everyday form is vull. Voler bé algú means to love someone
poder
can
To be able to. The suffix -modal marks it as the modal verb: puc, pots, pot

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What is worth knowing about these words

quant costa? — how much is it? One thing: quant costa? Several: quant costen? — the verb agrees with the goods, not the buyer.

l'euro — euro. It changes in the plural: un euro, dos euros. The cents are els cèntims.

la botiga — shop. The local word — Spanish tienda is not used here. Botiga de tot — a little shop of everything.

el mercat — market. The indoor city market is el mercat; the street one on set days is el mercadillo, a word borrowed from Spanish.

Test yourself

First by ear — the way you will meet the word in conversation. Click the speaker and pick the translation.

What is this word?
It is quant costa? — how much is it?
What is this word?
It is la balança — scales.
What is this word?
It is barat — cheap.
What is this word?
It is És car. — it's expensive.
What is this word?
It is el supermercat — supermarket.

Now the other way around: recall the spelling from the meaning. That is harder, and therefore more useful.

How do you say “how much is it?” in Valencian?
One thing: quant costa? Several: quant costen? — the verb agrees with the goods, not the buyer
How do you say “scales” in Valencian?
The market scales; every price is per kilo
How do you say “cheap” in Valencian?
The word every market haggler owns: bar i barat — a bar that is cheap
How do you say “it's expensive” in Valencian?
The entry is car again, now as the set phrase it is overheard with
How do you say “supermarket” in Valencian?
The market's big indoor cousin — mercat with a prefix

How to learn the set instead of just reading it

How much it costs, whether there is a smaller one, whether cards are accepted. A shop forgives mistakes: miss a word and they will show you the thing with their hands anyway.

A list is read in a minute and forgotten in a day. What works: hide the translation, try to recall, get it wrong — and come back to the same words tomorrow.

Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many times
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How do you say “how much is it?” in Valencian?

«quant costa?» One thing: quant costa? Several: quant costen? — the verb agrees with the goods, not the buyer. It is one of 85 words in the set “shopping and money” — the rest are in the table above.

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Shopping and money in Valencian

85 words on the topic

How it sounds in a sentence

What is worth knowing about these words

Test yourself

How to learn the set instead of just reading it

Frequently asked

How do you say “how much is it?” in Valencian?

How many shopping words do you need to start?

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