{"id":73268,"date":"2020-03-23T06:18:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T06:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=73268"},"modified":"2020-03-23T06:18:09","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T06:18:09","slug":"shopping-english-english-phrases-for-shopping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/shopping-english-english-phrases-for-shopping\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping English | English Phrases For Shopping"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Asking for things<\/h3>\n<p>If you need to buy food, clothes, gadgets, or things for your house, you will find the phrases given in this lesson useful.<\/p>\n<h3>\nAsking for things<\/h3>\n<p>Use <em>I would like\u2026 or Could I have\u2026?<\/em> to ask for things.<\/p>\n<p>I would like a bottle of mineral water.<br \/>\nI would like some meat.<br \/>\nI would like some butter.<br \/>\nCould I have 2 kilos of potatoes?<br \/>\nCould I have 6 eggs?<br \/>\nCould I have some bloating paper?<\/p>\n<p>To specifically state what you are looking for, use the phrase <em>I am looking for\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am looking for a pair of shoes.<br \/>\nI am looking for a mini laptop for my daughter.<br \/>\nI am looking for an MP3 player.<br \/>\nI am looking for a Christmas gift for my son.<\/p>\n<p>The phrase <em>I need\u2026<\/em> can also be used.<\/p>\n<p>I need some apples.<br \/>\nI need two batteries for my remote.<\/p>\n<p>To ask if a shop sells a particular thing, use the phrase <em>Do you sell\u2026.? or Have you got\u2026?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Do you sell comics?<br \/>\nDo you sell fish?<br \/>\nDo you sell fruits?<br \/>\nDo you sell dolls?<br \/>\nHave you got any razors?<br \/>\nHave you got any greeting cards?<br \/>\nHave you got batteries for my torch?<\/p>\n<p>If you have decided to buy something, use <em>I will have\u2026 or I will take\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>OK. I will take it.<br \/>\nI will take this shirt.<br \/>\nI will have this laptop.<br \/>\nI will have a vanilla ice cream.<br \/>\nI will have the red one.<\/p>\n<h2>Saying what you have to do<\/h2>\n<p>To say what you have to do, use the structure <em>I have to\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I have to bake a cake.<br \/>\nI have to buy some grocery.<br \/>\nI have to get these shirts dry-cleaned.<br \/>\nI have to buy some clothes.<br \/>\nI have to go to the baker\u2019s.<br \/>\nWe have to buy some new furniture.<br \/>\nI have to buy a new laptop.<br \/>\nI have to buy some candies for my kids.<\/p>\n<p>The structure <em>I need to\u2026<\/em> can also be used with the same meaning.<\/p>\n<p>I need to get a haircut.<br \/>\nI need to get my car repaired.<br \/>\nI need to buy a new pair of jeans.<br \/>\nTalking about your shopping plans<\/p>\n<p>To tell someone what you are going to do, use <em>I\u2019m going to\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p>I am going to buy a pair of trousers.<br \/>\nI am going to buy a new bed.<br \/>\nI am going to get my car repaired.<br \/>\nI am going to buy an apartment in the city.<br \/>\nWe are going to buy a new bed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Asking for things If you need to buy food, clothes, gadgets, or things for your house, you will find the phrases given in this lesson useful. Asking for things Use I would like\u2026 or&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2121,189,2120],"class_list":["post-73268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-speaking","tag-english-phrases-for-shopping","tag-english-speaking","tag-english-speaking-practice"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73268","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=73268"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73268\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73269,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/73268\/revisions\/73269"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=73268"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=73268"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=73268"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}