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Hello and welcome back to my slow

English

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podcast. Today I want to talk about

grocery

stores and supermarkets. How to use

essential words when going to the

grocery store. Some essential phrases,

questions, and

vocabulary, all in a

slow, comprehensible way. I

love grocery stores. I love grocery

stores.

like Walmart, Costco, Sam's, and Target.

Those are my favorite stores to get

groceries at. I like those stores the

most because I love trying

samples of different food in the store.

And in those grocery stores, they always

have

free samples with no

cost. Free. I also love these

stores because the

aisles are so wide. Not

narrow, but the aisles are wide. At some

stores

like

Bodega, Sorana, the aisles are too

narrow. That's why I

prefer places like Walmart with wide

aisles. My favorite

aisle is the detergent

aisle. It

smells so good. It smells

so fresh and clean. As a

customer at

Walmart, I always feel comfortable. The

temperature is

usually very cool and the shopping

carts

stroll really

smooth down the aisles.

I like to

stroll around on them sometimes.

Sometimes I like to

skate on them

or lean on them. What's your favorite

grocery store to

visit and why? What makes a grocery

store feel comfy for you? The smells,

the shopping carts, the people. When I'm

ready to check

out all of my groceries, I normally try

to go to selfch checkout. The

lines the

queue is usually

shorter than regular checkout.

So selfch

checkout is a lot faster and I always

prefer to get my fresh

produce like

vegetables and fruits at the local

market. I prefer going to the local

market for food that's

fresh. Fresh produce. I usually need a

whole

bunch of bananas. I eat one banana every

day. So, I need at

least five

bananas for my week. 1 kilo of

bananas is usually enough for me. It's

usually a whole

bunch of bananas.

How many kilos of

bananas do you normally

buy per week from Sunday to

Saturday? How many do you buy? I don't

like going to big chain

supermarkets to buy fresh produce.

However, when it comes to meat like

beef, chicken,

pork, or fish, I prefer to go to a big

chain

supermarket. I get

nervous buying at

outdoor markets. The meat sometimes sits

in the

sun all day. The same with dairy

products. I prefer to go to a big chain

supermarket for my dairy products. And I

really like walking down the aisle at

places like Walmart or

Sorana to buy my dairy products. I just

love dairy products. Cottage

cheese, Greek yogurt, ice cream. I love

it all.

But I am lactose

intolerant. So dairy

products make me feel very sick. But I

don't

care. I get

sick and I don't

care. I love dairy products. Now, when

it comes to dairy products like

eggs, I don't really like eggs. I can

never

buy a dozen eggs. A dozen is 12 eggs.

It's too much for me. If I'm with my

family though, we will get a dozen eggs.

Can you

finish a dozen eggs all by yourself?

Now, when it comes to buying pastries or

bread, I always go to the local bakery.

Bakeries, in my

opinion, are the only way to buy bread.

Bread has to be

made with

love. My friend once told me that bread

doesn't go to your stomach. Bread goes

to your

heart. And you can taste the love put

into bread, I think. And the

freshly homemade

flavor is

incomparable. What do you think? What's

your favorite food aisle? The dairy

aisle,

drinks, snacks, canned goods, condiments

like ketchup, mayo, mustard.

The

prices at each grocery store make a big

difference when you're buying in

bulk. Lots of

people prefer to buy things that will

last a long time. And places like

Walmart or

Costco are usually more expensive than

places like

Aurora or

Sorana. Less

international big chain stores. They

usually have more

sales and

discounts. I like

buying expensive

things for cheap prices. When I go to

the checkout to pay for my groceries, I

normally use my credit card because I

never have

coins or

change or even bills with me.

So, in conclusion, even though the big

chain

supermarkets are more convenient because

of the shopping

carts, the credit card payments, and the

big aisles, I still always

prefer going to local supermarkets to

support the community. What do you

prefer? Big chain grocery

stores or local supermarkets? Now for a

little challenge question. Tell

me what is the

difference between a

bag, a

box, a

can, a

jar, a

bottle, a carton, and a package. Tell me

one thing you can find in each

packaging. For example, I can find

milk or juice in a carton. I can find

jelly or olives in a jar. Also remember

to use some useful phrases at the

supermarket or grocery store. If you're

looking for something and you can't find

it, you could say, "Where can I find the

milk?" I'm looking for the milk. Do you

have any milk? Or to ask the price of

something, you can say, "How much does

this cost?" "How much does this cost?"

And when making a card payment, you can

ask, "Can I pay by card or can I pay

with cash?" It depends if you're using

cash or card. They might ask

you paper or plastic or would you like a

receipt? I hope these

phrases helped

you. And I hope you remember some of

these in the future when you go grocery

shopping. If you like this video, leave

a like and comment all your answers down

below. And you will probably like these

videos as well. Comment something that

you would like me to talk about in my

next Slow English

podcast. Thank you. Bye.

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
grocery /ˈɡroʊsəri/ B1	noun - food and other household supplies bought in a store.
essential /ɪˈsenʃəl/ B1	adjective - absolutely necessary; extremely important.
aisles /ˈaɪlz/ A2	noun - a passage between rows of shelves in a store.
comfortable /ˈkʌmfərtəbl/ A2	adjective - in a state of physical ease and freedom from pain or constraint.
temperature /ˈtemprəʧər/ B1	noun - the degree or intensity of heat or cold.
stroll /stroʊl/ B1	verb - walk in a leisurely way.
skate /skeɪt/ A2	verb - move on skates.
checkout /ˈʧekaʊt/ B1	noun - the area of a store where customers pay for their purchases.
produce /ˈprɑːdjuːs/ B1	noun - fresh fruits and vegetables.
bananas /bəˈnɑːnəz/ A1	noun - a long, curved fruit with yellow skin.
meat /miːt/ A1	noun - the flesh of animals used as food.
nervous /ˈnɜːrvəs/ B1	adjective - anxious or apprehensive.
dairy /ˈdeəri/ B1	noun - milk and foods made from milk.
intolerant /ɪnˈtɑːlərənt/ B2	adjective - not able to tolerate something.
dozen /ˈdʌzn/ A2	noun - a group of twelve.
bakery /ˈbeɪkəri/ A2	noun - a shop where bread and other baked goods are sold.
flavor /ˈfleɪvər/ B1	noun - the taste or smell of food or drink.
condiments /ˈkɑːndɪmənts/ B2	noun - a spice, sauce, or other preparation used to enhance the flavor of food.
discount /ˈdɪskaʊnt/ B1	noun - a deduction from the usual cost of something.