Here in this lesson, you'll learn how to ask for items at a grocery store and also ask questions.
For example:
- Excuse me! Where can I find the hand soap?
- On aisle... A-9.
- Thanks!!!
- You're welcome!
Customer: Excuse me! I'm looking for bread.
Worker: Which kind of bread?
Customer: French bread
Worker: Ok, It'll be over here.
Customer: Thanks!!! I'm also looking for eggs, milk, fruits, vegetables and cookies. Can you also help me with this please?
Worker: Of course! Just follow me
Customer: Thank you!
* Here is a list of common items to use:
- Bread
- Pasta
- Rice
- Oils, Sauces, Salad Dressings, and Condiments.
- Cereals and Breakfast Foods.
- Soups and Canned Goods.
- Frozen Foods
- Dairy, Cheese, and Eggs.
- Drinks
- Snacks
- Crackers
Meats
- Roasted Turkey
- Chicken
- Salmon, halibut, trout, mackerel
- Reduced-sodium lunchmeat (turkey, roast beef)
- Skinless chicken
- Turkey breasts
Pasta & Rice
- Brown rice
- Whole wheat
- Whole-grain pasta
Oils, Sauces, Salad Dressings, and Condiments
- Tomato sauce
- Mustard
- Barbecue sauce
- Red-wine vinegar
- Salsa
- Extra virgin olive oil, canola oil, nonfat cooking spray
- Jarred capers and olives
- Hot pepper sauce
Soups and canned goods
- Diced or whole peeled tomatoes
- Tuna
- Salmon
- Low-sodium soups and broths
- Black, kidney, soy, or garbanzo beans; lentils, split peas
- Diced green chilies
Frozen Foods
- Frozen vegetables: broccoli, spinach, peas, and carrots (no sauce)
- Frozen fruit: strawberries, raspberries, blueberries (without added sugar)
- Frozen shrimp
- Pre-portioned, low-fat ice cream or frozen yogurt
- Whole-grain waffles
- Whole-grain vegetable pizza
Dairy, Cheese, and Eggs
- Skim or low-fat milk or soymilk
- Fat-free
- Low-fat yogurt
- Fat-free or low-fat cottage cheese
- Low-fat cheese
- String cheese
- Eggs
- Butter
- Spread
Snacks & Crackers
- Whole-grain crackers
- Dried fruit: apricots, figs, prunes, raisins, cranberries
- Nuts: almonds, cashews, walnuts, peanuts, pecans, pistachios (roasted and unsalted)
- Seeds: sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, whole or ground flaxseeds
- Peanut butter, almond, or soy butter
- Hummus
- Dark chocolate pieces
Produce
- bananas
- apples
- oranges
- mangoes
- strawberries
- blueberries
- sweet potatoes
- spinach
- broccoli
- carrot sticks