Grocery Shopping (review lesson)

This lesson integrates what you’ve learned in the unit. We’re going to put together a shopping list, distribute products by store, and simulate a mini-dialogue.

The shopping list (erosketa-zerrenda)

Before going out, we look in the fridge (hozkailua) and the cupboard (armairua). We write down what’s missing. Some typical products:

Category	Products
Barazkiak (vegetables)	tipula, letxuga, tomatea, piperra, baratxuria
Frutak (fruits)	sagarra, banana, laranja, mahatsa, marrubia
Haragia (meat)	oilaskoa, txuleta, urdaiazpikoa, txorizoa
Arraina (fish)	legatza, antxoak, ganbak, bakailaoa
Esnekiak (dairy products)	esnea, gazta, jogurta, gurina
Bestelakoak (others)	ogia, arrautzak, olioa, ozpina, gatza

Asking if there is something (with -rik)

To ask if a store has a product, use the partitive -rik:

• Ogirik baduzu? — Do you have bread?
• Sagarrik ba al duzue? — Do you have apples?
• Esnerik behar dugu. — We need milk.

And to say there ISN’T any:

• Ez dago ogirik. — There is no bread.
• Ez daukat sagarrik. — I don’t have any apples.

The partitive -rik is always used with indefinite quantities and in negation. The product form goes without the article (ogirik, not ogiarik).

Splitting the shopping among stores

A typical conversation when planning:

— Non erosiko dugu ogia? — Where will we buy the bread?

— Okindegian, jakina! — At the bakery, of course.

— Eta arraina? — And the fish?

— Auzoko arrandegian. — At the neighborhood fishmonger’s.

— Frutak eta barazkiak? — And the fruit and vegetables?

— Plazan, beti bezala. — At the market square, as always.

Mini-dialogue at the fruit shop

Frutaria: Egun on! Zer nahi duzu?

Bezeroa: Egun on! Kilo bat sagar eta hiru banana, mesedez.

F: Bai, hemen daukazu. Besterik?

B: Bai, kilo erdi tomate ere bai.

F: Tira, hemen.

B: Zenbat da dena?

F: Bost euro eta hogei zentimo.

B: Tori! Eskerrik asko!

F: Zuri! Agur!

To review

1. Quantity + product: kilo bat sagar, litro erdi esne, dozena bat arrautza.
2. Asking politely: Jarriko al didazu…? / Eman…, mesedez.
3. Closing the purchase: Zenbat da dena? — X euro. — Tori! — Eskerrik asko!
4. Negation with a product: Ez dago …rik (with the partitive).

Cultural note: many families do their “daily” shopping at neighborhood stores (fruta-denda, harategia) and only go to the supermarket for packaged goods. This is a very common mix of channels, especially noticeable on Saturday mornings in any town.