A1 · Shopping and Payment
At the Supermarket
- CEFR level:
- A1
- Sentences:
- 8
- Duration:
- 1 min
- Speakers:
- Emma & Tom
"At the Supermarket" is an A1-level English conversation about shopping and payment, 8 lines long (about 1 minute) between Emma & Tom. Read the full script below with the translation next to each line, then try speaking one of the roles out loud.
Dialogue script
Each entry shows the English sentence first, with the translation on the line below it. To practise speaking, cover the translation and repeat after the audio.
- Line 1Emma 0:00
We still need fresh milk and eggs for breakfast.
- Line 2Tom 0:03
The dairy section is in aisle three. Let's check there.
- Line 3Emma 0:07
Perfect. Should we get whole milk or low-fat milk?
- Line 4Tom 0:11
Whole milk tastes richer, let's get a carton of that.
- Line 5Emma 0:14
Great. Can you grab a box of twelve organic eggs too?
- Line 6Tom 0:19
Got them right here. Is there anything else on our list?
- Line 7Emma 0:22
No, that's everything! Let's head over to the checkout.
- Line 8Tom 0:27
I'll push the cart to register number two.
Native audio, line-by-line recording and pronunciation scoring for this dialogue are in the EngTalk app.
Key vocabulary
Content words from this dialogue, ranked by the CEFR level at which they appear across the whole 500-dialogue library. Function words and proper nouns are excluded.
- still /stɪl/ adverb
continuing up to now
- need /nid/ verb
to require something
- breakfast /ˈbrɛkfəst/ noun
the first meal of the day, typically eaten in the morning
- section /ˈsɛkʃən/ noun
one part of a larger whole
- whole /hoʊl/ adjective
complete; all of something
- richer /ˈrɪtʃɚ/ adjective
having more wealth, flavor, or quality
- great /ɡreɪt/ adjective
very good or important
- right /raɪt/ adjective/adverb/noun
correct; on the right side; a legal claim
- else /ɛls/ adverb
in addition to or instead of what was mentioned
- list /lɪst/ noun
a set of items written or shown one after another
- checkout /ˈtʃɛkˌaʊt/ noun
the place where you pay in a store or the process of paying
- push /pʊʃ/ verb, noun
to press or move something away; an effort to advance