What are some English shopping mall terms?

English phrases commonly used when shopping in shopping malls

Let's go window-shopping!

Let's go window-shopping.

I 'm flat broke. (I'm penniless.)

Let's go window-shopping anyway. (Anyway, let's go shopping.)

Why don't we go window-shopping?

Shall we go window-shopping? (Go to the store?)

What a crowd!

What a crowd!

It's so crowded!

What a big crowd!

What time does the store open?

When does the store open?

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When does the store open? (What time does the store open?)

It's closed today. (Closed today.)

When do you open?

What time do you open?

How soon does it open?

What time does the store open?

When do the doors open?

When does the store close?

When does the store close?

When does the store close?

We close at seven. (7 o'clock.)

What time does the store close?

When is closing time? (What time does it close?)

We don't open until 11 o'clock.

We won't open until eleven.

We won't open until eleven. (The door does not open until 11 o'clock.)

That late? ?)

It opens at eleven. (It opens at eleven.)

From eleven. (It opens at eleven.)

Our business hours begin at eleven. (We start work at 11 o'clock.)

Where is the shoe department?

Where's the shoe department?

Where's the shoe department? Where is the counter?)

I'm lost, too. (I'm confused too.) *department store "mall".

Where can I find the shoe department?

Where is the shoe department located?

On the 3rd floor.

It's on the third floor. *on the...floor is "(the building's)... floor". In the United States, the first floor is the first floor and the second floor is the second floor.

In the UK, the first floor is "the ground floor" and the second floor is "the first floor". There is a difference of one floor between the two, so be careful.

Going down?

Going down? *When taking the elevator, ask the other person "Are you going downstairs?". If you ask "Are you going upstairs?" you can say "Going up?" .

What are you looking for?

What are you looking for?

What are you looking for? (What are you looking for?)

The shoe department. (I'm looking for the shoe counter.)

Please click on the 8th floor. (When taking the elevator)

Eighth, please.

The eighth floor, please.

Welcome.

May I help you? *When a customer walks into the store, the clerk often says May I help you? while approaching the customer.

Can I help you?

What can I do for you?

How may I help you?

I want to buy something Suit.

I'd like a suit. *I'd like is the abbreviation of I would like, expressing hope "I want...", which is more polite than I want.

I am looking for a... bag.

I'm looking for a ... bag.

I'm looking for a black, leather bag. (I'm looking for a black leather bag.)

How's this? (How's this?)

I just have a look.

I'm just looking. *When you don't particularly want to buy something, you can answer the clerk like this.

Just looking.

Just browsing.

I don't need any help.

I'm just browsing.

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No just yet. (Not yet.)

If you need any help, just ask.

If you need any help, let me know. *This is a commonly used saying by store clerks to customers.

These shoes are so beautiful!

These shoes are great!

These shoes are wonderful.

Buy this.

Buy this.

Please buy this (for me).

How much is this?

How much is this?

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How much does this cost?

What does this cost?

What is the price of this?

How much? *more blunt feeling.

That's expensive!

This one is eight hundred dollars. (This one is eight hundred dollars.

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That's expensive! (Too expensive!)

How expensive! (Why is it so expensive!)

That's too much! (Too expensive!)

That's cheap!

How cheap! (How cheap!)

This shirt is available in small sizes ?

Do you have this shirt in a small?

Do you have this shirt in a small? (Is this shirt available in a small size?)

Let me check. (I'll find it for you.)

Do you have this shirt in a smaller size?

Is this sweater available in red?

Do you have this sweater in red?

Can I try it on?

May I try it on? *try on means "try on, wear (clothes, hats) ,Glasses)".

May I try it on? (Can I try it on?)

Sure. Let me help you. (Of course, I will help you.)

Where is the fitting room?

Where is the fitting room?

Where is the fitting room? (Where is the fitting room?)

Right this way, ma'am. (Please come this way, ma'am.)

Where is the dressing room.

My clothes are too small.

It's too small for me. *The opposite meaning is It's too big for me. (I am wearing something too big.)

It's a little bit tight.

It's loose. (A bit loose.)

It's long. (Long.)

It's short. (Short.)

This outfit is just right.

This suit fits perfectly.

This suit is perfect for me.

This suit is really good.

This is nice.

This is good.

This is better.

This is better. *Used for the situation where this is better after various comparisons.

How do you like it? (What do you think of this?)

This is better. (This is better.)

I like this better.

That's more like it.

This skirt matches this blouse, doesn't it?

This skirt matches this blouse, doesn't it ?

This skirt matches this blouse, doesn't it? (This skirt matches this top, right?)

Yes, they look great together. ( Yes, it looks matching.

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This skirt and this blouse go together well.

Which one do you think is better?

Which is better?

Which one do you like better? (Which one do you think is better?)

Which one do you think is better?

I want both.

I want both of them.

I want them both.

I don't want either of them. (Neither want either.)

Too gorgeous.

It's too flashy.

It's too flashy. (This one is too flashy!)

We have a more plain looking one. )

It's too gaudy.

It's too loud.

Old-fashioned.

It's too plain.

It's too conservative.

It's too bland.

Can you hem it?

Would you hem it? *hem "The edge (of clothes), the hem of the hem".

Would you alter it?

Would you shorten it?

How much is it?

How much is it?

How much does it cost?

Could you tell me how much it is? (Can you tell me how much it is?)

I want this.

I'll take this one.

I'll take this one. (I want this.)

All right, ma'am. )

I'd like this one.

I'd like to buy this one. (I want to buy this.)

I'll get this one.

Will you use cash or card?

Will that be cash or charge?

Cash or charge?

Will you be paying by cash or credit card?

Would you like to pay by cash or charge?

Cash.

Cash, please.

Card.

Charge, please.

Can I use VISA card?

Can I use VISA?

Do you accept VISA?

Do you take VISA?

Can I pay by installment payment?

Can I pay by installment payment?

Can I pay in Japanese yen ?

Can I pay in Japanese yen?

Do you take Japanese yen?

Do you accept Japanese yen?

Please Give it a wrap.

Please wrap it.

I want to return it.

I'd like to return this.

I'd like to return this. (I want to return this.)

Do you have a receipt? ( Do you have a receipt?)

Can you exchange this for me?

Could you exchange this, please?

It's a little dirty in here.

It's got a stain.

It has a stain.

Can I have a refund? * refund "refund".

I'd like to get a refund, please. (I want a refund.)

I'd like a refund, please. (Please refund.)

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I'd like my money back, please. (Please give me the money back.)

Can it be cheaper?

Would you give me a discount?

Would you give me a discount? (Can it be cheaper?)

This is a discount price. (This is already a discounted price.)

Can you make it cheaper?

Forget it if you are not satisfied.

Take it or leave it. *Mostly used in commercial transactions to express to the other party "This is the price", "Whatever you want", "If you don't like it, don't buy it", or "At the price shown Do you consider buying or not buying within the range?”, which is especially commonly used in business negotiations.

Accept it or reject it.

Be satisfied with it or get nothing.

That's my only offer.

That's my last offer.

That's my final offer.

10 conversations you need to learn when shopping in American malls

Some conversations that people who are new to the United States encounter when shopping. , like some very simple sentences, such as Charge or debit? This often makes people who have just come to the United States feel very confused. They don’t know what the question is, let alone the correct answer! I hope the following content will be helpful to everyone.

1. Charge or debit? (Credit or debit?)

Use a credit card or e-wallet?

Charge (Credit) refers to what we usually call a credit card. Credit cards are very convenient to use, but if you have no income and no social security card, it is difficult to apply for a credit card. And our cash card (ATM card) is debit, which will debit money directly from your checking account. Generally speaking, you will be asked this question whenever you go to a place where credit cards are swiped. People who have just come to the United States often find this sentence strange and wonder what it is asking. In fact, as long as you understand what charge is and what debit is, This sentence is not difficult to understand, and the answer depends on whether you use a credit card or an ATM card. If you use a credit card, say charge, if you use an ATM card, say debit.

2. Cash back?

Want to get your cash back?

The handling fee for inter-bank withdrawals in the United States is $1.5. Isn’t that scary? But the United States is so big, how easy is it to find an ATM from the same bank as the bank that issued the card? Does this mean that you have to pay high handling fees every time you withdraw cash?

In fact, as long as you make good use of the cash back function, the situation will be completely different. Cash back means that if you buy something for 10 yuan, but when you swipe your card, you can swipe 30 yuan, and the remaining 20 yuan will be used. He will give you 20 yuan in cash, so you don’t have to carry a large amount of cash with you when you go out, and you don’t have to pay high withdrawal fees. The only disadvantage is that there is a limit on the amount. Some stores can cash back up to $50, while some stores can only cash back $20. Generally speaking, only ATM cards can provide cash back, not ordinary credit cards. However, some special credit cards, such as Discover, also provide cash back. Its advantage is that it is not restricted by the ATM card of the card-issuing bank. The ATM card I got in Atlanta can be used as cash back in Boston, and there is no handling fee at all. Please take advantage of it.

3. How are you going to pay?

How do you want to pay?

People who don’t live in the United States, or people who have just come to the United States, must feel that Zhang Er Kingang is confused when they hear this sentence. In fact, this sentence is very similar to the sentence "Charge or debit". It asks how you want to pay, such as credit card, debit card or cash. This sentence appeared in the movie "Electronic Love Letter". When the male protagonist went to the heroine's bookstore to buy something, the clerk asked the male protagonist this sentence, and Tom Hank replied: cash. It just means paying cash.

4. Double coupon.

Double discount coupon.

I think anyone who has been in the United States for a while knows how to use coupons to save money! The so-called coupon is a discount coupon issued by the manufacturer. For example, a Save 50c coupon (discount coupon) allows you to pay 50c less at checkout. These stores then use these coupons to exchange money with the manufacturer. .

So what is a double coupon? There is a grocery store called Kroger in the United States. A policy implemented for the purpose of promotion. They claimed that if you go to their store to buy something with a 50c coupon, you can get a discount of 1 yuan, which is double the discount amount.

The extra 50c is a discount Kroger gives to customers. However, there are some restrictions. For example, the denomination of each coupon cannot exceed 75c, and a double coupon can only be used once for the same product.

5. Bring your receipt to the customer service, and they will refund you.

Show your receipt to customer service and they will refund you.

The United States is a country that attaches great importance to consumer rights, so almost every merchant will have a dedicated customer service counter. If you have any questions, go to them and they will probably give you a satisfactory answer. I feel that when you go to the supermarket to buy things, the rate of miscalculation is quite high. As long as you find any problems on the receipt, you can take the receipt to customer service and ask for a refund.

I think Americans are quite humane. One time I forgot to take out my membership card when I was checking out, so I paid an extra six or seven dollars. Although this was my own fault, at that time I forgot to take out my membership card. I took my membership card and receipt to explain to customer service, but they still refunded the money to me. I feel very touched.

6. I want to take the raincheck for the eggs.

I want to get a raincheck for eggs.

Sometimes a product is on sale at a great price and is sold out quickly. If this situation were in Taiwan, the merchant would definitely say, if it's sold out, it's sold out, and there's nothing I can do about it. But the American system is very interesting. It doesn't matter if the special items are sold out. You can go get a raincheck from them. After a period of time (perhaps until the sale of the product ends) you can still purchase the product at the same price as the sale. This kind of system really makes people feel very considerate.

The so-called raincheck means that if the game is postponed due to rain, fans can exchange their tickets for raincheck and retain the rights to this ticket so that they can watch the game later.

7. I am sorry you are on the Cash Only Lane

I am sorry that you are on the cash only checkout lane.

Cash Only As the name suggests, it only accepts cash. Other credit cards and checks are not accepted. Usually merchants set up Cash Only Lane in order to speed up checkout. But when I first came to the United States, I didn’t pay attention to the signs. If you walk to this lane and don’t have enough cash on you, you will be in big trouble. You will have to pay a $1.5 withdrawal fee to get $20. Give it to him, it's really infuriating.

In addition, there are many different lanes, such as Express Lane, which may only accept customers with less than ten items. In short, you will not suffer a big loss if you read the signs clearly before checking out.

8. The price will go down.

The price will be reduced.

Personal experience: go down and go up are very useful. When you don’t know what verb to use, such as increase or surge, just use goes up. For example, I went to buy car insurance once and I always wanted to ask. If I don’t make a claim for a year, will my premium next year be reduced? I couldn't remember whether to use "decrease" or "lower" for this decrease. As a result, I later heard him say, "The price will go down."

" Doesn't it sound good to you? Let's take another example. For example, when the concentration increases during an experiment, you can say increase for this increase, but you can also say, "The concentration goes up." " Doesn't that sound good?

In other similar spoken language, you can use rise and drop to represent go up and go down. For example, "The price will drop. "

9. We have a clearance sale today.

We have a clearance sale today.

Clearance sale is a fixed usage, which is the so-called clearance sale. , It’s a pity that I haven’t heard of the “jumping off building auction” in the United States, otherwise it would be very interesting. In addition, if we go to the store to find these auction items, we can ask the store clerk, “Where can I find the clearance?” items? "The so-called clearance item means clearance item, which means zero-code goods, or odd sizes also means zero-code goods.

10. Can you give me the invoice?

Can you give me an invoice?

I often hear people asking how to pronounce the word invoice in English. Unfortunately, when buying things in the United States, we usually only give receipts. It’s a lot less fun to win big on invoices (people really live for hope!!) Only when buying big things, such as car insurance, will they give you the so-called invoice.