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At the supermarket

The signs matter more than the conversation here — and three of them decide what you pay.

Quick answer

At the till you will hear Паке́т ну́жен? and Ка́рта есть? — bag? loyalty card? Both expect a plain да or нет.

The shop

магази́нmagazínshop
суперма́ркетsupermárketsupermarket
ка́ссаkássatill
корзи́наkorzínabasket
теле́жкаtelézhkatrolley
по́лкаpólkashelf
отде́лotdélsection

On the labels

цена́tsenáprice
ски́дкаskítkadiscount
по акцииpo áktsiion offer
срок го́дностиsrok gódnostiuse-by date
соста́вsostávingredients
весvesweight
за кило́za kilóper kilo

At the till

паке́тpakétbag
чекchekreceipt
ка́ртаkártacard
сда́чаsdáchachange
нали́чнымиnalíchnymiin cash
самообслу́живаниеsamoobslúzhivaniyeself-checkout

At the till

Паке́т ну́жен?Do you need a bag?
Нет, спаси́бо.No, thank you.
Ка́рта магази́на есть?Do you have our loyalty card?
Ка́ртой, пожа́луйста.By card, please.
Чек не ну́жен.I don’t need the receipt.

Ка́рта or ка́рта?

The question Ка́рта есть? at a Russian till means the *loyalty* card, not your bank card — the discount depends on it. If you have none, Нет is the whole answer and nothing bad happens.

Reading the label

Two prices on one label usually means the offer price and the normal one, and the offer often needs the loyalty card. Срок го́дности is the use-by date, written day-month-year. По акции means the item is on promotion.

Typical mistakes

Я хочу́ паке́т.

Паке́т, пожа́луйста.

Shorter is more natural at a till.

два кило́ помидо́ры

два кило́ помидо́ров

A quantity takes the genitive plural.

Check yourself

What does Ка́рта есть? mean at a Russian till?

It is about the shop’s own card and the discount.

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