pasillo del supermercado
/pasiʝo del supeɾmeɾkado/from spelling rules
The English phrase "grocery aisle" is translated into Spanish as pasillo del supermercado.
pasillo del supermercado refers to the long, narrow passages between shelves of food and household goods in a supermarket. In a practical supermarket context, people often drop del supermercado and simply say el pasillo when the location is already understood.
What does it mean word for word?
The word pasillo literally means aisle or hallway.
How do you pronounce it?
/pasiʝo del supeɾmeɾkado/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American countries, a pasillo can also refer to a specific type of traditional folk dance and music, completely unrelated to grocery shopping.
- The word pasillo is related to the Latin word passus, which was a unit of measurement used by Roman soldiers.
- The word pasillo is a diminutive of paso, which means 'step'. Literally, a grocery aisle is a 'little step' or 'little passage'.
Examples in context
- Disculpe, ¿puede indicarme dónde se encuentra el pasillo de comestibles?Excuse me, can you tell me where the grocery aisle is?
- Necesito encontrar el pasillo de alimentos para buscar los ingredientes que necesito.I need to find the food aisle to look for the ingredients I need.
- ¿En qué pasillo del supermercado está la leche?In which grocery aisle is the milk?
- Ese pasillo del supermercado está muy lleno ahora.That grocery aisle is very full right now.
Example conversation
Elena and Daniel are shopping together and cannot find the rice.
- ElenaDaniel, no encuentro el arroz.Daniel, I can't find the rice.
- DanielBusca en el siguiente pasillo del supermercado.Look in the next grocery aisle.
- ElenaYa lo vi, está aquí.I see it, it's here.
- DanielPerfecto, vamos a pagar.Perfect, let's go pay.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries del, pasillo, supermercado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
