General Shopping Vocabulary
- Shop – A small place to buy things
- Store – A bigger shop
- Mall – A big building with many shops
- Market – A place with many sellers
- Supermarket – A large shop for food and home items
- Department store – A big store with many sections
- Window shopping – Looking at things without buying
- Sale – A time when things are cheaper
- Offer – A special deal or discount
- Discount – A lower price
- Price – The cost of something
- Cheap – Not costly
- Expensive – Costs a lot
- Bill – A list of things you bought with prices
- Receipt – A paper you get after buying
- Return – To give back a product
- Exchange – To swap one item for another
- Customer – The person buying
- Shopkeeper – The person selling
- Cash counter – The place to pay
Payment Vocabulary
- Cash – Paper or coin money
- Credit card – A plastic card to pay later
- Debit card – A card to pay from your bank
- Wallet – A small bag for money
- Purse – A small bag for money (used by women)
- Price tag – A label showing the cost
- Barcode – Lines scanned to know price
- Total – Final amount to pay
- Balance – Money left after buying
- Change – Money returned after paying more
- Pay – To give money for something
- Buy – To get something by paying
- Spend – To use money
- Save – To keep money
- ATM – A machine to get cash
- Card machine – A machine to pay by card
- UPI – Online payment method in India
- Scan – To read code by machine
- Swipe – To use card in a machine
- PIN – A secret number for your card
Clothes Shopping Vocabulary
- Size – How big or small clothes are
- Fit – How well clothes match your body
- Try on – To wear clothes before buying
- Shirt – Clothing for upper body
- Trousers – Pants
- Dress – A one-piece outfit
- Skirt – A lower body dress for women
- Jeans – Casual pants
- T-shirt – A short-sleeved top
- Jacket – A warm upper clothing
- Suit – A formal dress
- Shoes – What we wear on feet
- Socks – Worn inside shoes
- Hat – Covers the head
- Belt – Holds up trousers
- Fashion – Style of clothes
- Brand – A known company name
- Fabric – Cloth used in clothing
- Colour – Red, blue, etc.
- Mirror – To see how you look
Grocery Shopping Vocabulary
- Grocery – Food and kitchen items
- Fruits – Apples, bananas, etc.
- Vegetables – Tomatoes, onions, etc.
- Dairy – Milk, butter, cheese
- Meat – Chicken, fish, etc.
- Cans – Food in metal containers
- Bottles – Liquid in containers
- Packets – Food in plastic bags
- Cart – A basket with wheels
- Basket – A hand-carried container
- Weigh – To check how heavy
- Fresh – New and good
- Expiry date – Date after which food is bad
- Frozen – Kept in freezer
- Bakery – Sells bread and cakes
- Checkout – Place to pay
- Queue – A line of people
- Shelf – A place to keep goods
- Aisle – A path between shelves
- Billed – When you are charged money
Electronics Shopping Vocabulary
- Electronics – Gadgets like phones or TVs
- Mobile – A phone
- Charger – For charging the phone
- Earphones – For listening
- Laptop – A portable computer
- Tablet – A screen device bigger than a phone
- Warranty – Time of free repair
- Manual – Instructions booklet
- Brand new – Just made, not used
- Used – Not new
- Battery – Gives power to devices
- Screen – The front part you see
- Keypad – Buttons on device
- Accessory – Extra item (like cover, stand)
- Remote – A device to control from far
- USB – A small data plug
- Power – Energy to run devices
- Install – To set up a device
- Repair – To fix something broken
- Exchange offer – Deal to give old item and get a new one