bolsa de supermercado
/bolsa de supeɾmeɾkado/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'grocery bag' is bolsa de supermercado in Spanish.
A grocery bag is a bag used for carrying food and other items bought at a grocery store. You may also use bolsa de compras to refer more generally to a 'shopping bag'.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase bolsa de supermercado literally means 'bag of supermarket'.
Which one should you use?
While bolsa de supermercado is the standard term, bolsa de compras is used for a general shopping bag. For specific contexts, you might use the formal Bolsa de comestibles or the informal Bolsa de mandado.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, the term bolsa de mandados is used. In many Spanish-speaking countries, speakers colloquially shorten 'supermercado' to 'súper' and use the informal phrase bolsa del súper.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase plural, you change the noun bolsa to bolsas, resulting in bolsas de supermercado.
How do you pronounce it?
/bolsa de supeɾmeɾkado/
Did you know?
- While bolsa means 'bag', in a financial context it refers to the 'stock market' as in la Bolsa de Valores.
- The word bolsa shares a common ancestor with the English word 'purse', both stemming from the Late Latin 'bursa'.
- In Mexico, the term mandado used in bolsa de mandado refers to the actual act of running errands or performing a commission.
Examples in context
- ¿Puedes poner las compras en una bolsa de la compra?Can you put the groceries in a grocery bag?
- Gasté mucho dinero en bolsas de mandado.I spent a lot of money on grocery bags.
- ¿Dónde puedo encontrar una bolsa de supermercado?Where can I find a grocery bag?
- Olvidé traer bolsas de mercado.I forgot to bring grocery bags.
- Necesito una bolsa de supermercado más.I need one more grocery bag.
- La bolsa de supermercado está muy pesada.The grocery bag is very heavy.
- ¿Dónde dejaste la bolsa de supermercado?Where did you leave the grocery bag?
Example conversation
Lucía and Javier are unpacking groceries in the kitchen.
- Lucía¿Puedes traer la bolsa de supermercado?Can you bring the grocery bag?
- JavierSí, ya la tengo aquí.Yes, I have it here already.
- LucíaGracias, Javier, es muy pesada.Thanks, Javier, it is very heavy.
- JavierNo hay problema, Lucía.No problem, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries bolsa, de, supermercado, CC BY-SA 4.0.
