Lesson 52: At the Supermarket
A weekly grocery run is the most everyday errand there is. This lesson gives you the supermarket vocabulary and the language to find what’s on your list.
Doing the shopping
יֵשׁ לָנוּ רְשִׁימַת קְנִיּוֹת?
yesh lanu reshimat kniyot?
Do we have a shopping list?
כֵּן. צָרִיךְ חָלָב, לֶחֶם וּבֵיצִים.
ken. tsarich chalav, lechem uveitsim.
Yes. We need milk, bread, and eggs.
אֵיפֹה הֶחָלָב?
eifo hechalav?
Where’s the milk?
בַּמַּדָּף שֶׁל הַמּוּצָרִים הַקְּרִירִים.
bamadaf shel hamutsarim hakririm.
On the shelf with the chilled products.
בְּסֵדֶר, וְאָז נְשַׁלֵּם בַּקֻּפָּה.
beseder, ve’az neshalem bakupa.
Okay, and then we’ll pay at the checkout.
Grammar: the construct (“list of…”) and locating things
רְשִׁימַת קְנִיּוֹת (reshimat kniyot, “a shopping list”) is a construct — רְשִׁימָה (reshima, “list”) becomes רְשִׁימַת before the next noun, “list-of purchases”.
To locate an item, just ask אֵיפֹה…? (eifo…?) and answer with בַּמַּדָּף שֶׁל… (bamadaf shel…, “on the shelf of…”).
Tip: קֻפָּה (kupa) is the checkout/ register; an עֲגָלָה (agala) is the cart.
Vocabulary
At the supermarket
| סוּפֶּרְמַרְקֶט | supermarket | supermarket |
| עֲגָלָה | agala | cart, trolley |
| מַדָּף | madaf | shelf |
| קֻפָּה | kupa | checkout, register |
Shopping
| רְשִׁימָה | reshima | list |
| קְנִיּוֹת | kniyot | shopping, purchases |
| מוּצָר | mutsar | product |