¿A CÓMO ES?
A polite and common way to ask a vendor for the price of an item. (It is the standard, respectful phrasing used in street markets and local shops.)
How much is the apple? (¿A cómo es la manzana?)
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Tag: venta
Definitions tagged venta in the street dictionary.
Boliviajoven
A term used to address shop clerks, waiters, or service staff to get their attention, regardless of their actual age. (While the word literally translates to young person, it is used as a polite title for employees even if they are older).
A: joven, how much is this book? B: Ten dollars, ma'am.
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PanamáFiar
The act of providing goods on credit based on a bond of trust, with the understanding that the customer will pay at a later date. (This is a common informal credit system in neighborhood corner stores).
We do not fiar in this shop, sorry. | The guy at the small grocery store does not want to fiar anyone anymore because a neighbor stiffed him.
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El chino de la vuelta
A common way to refer to the neighborhood convenience store or small supermarket, which are typically run by Asian immigrants. (In Argentina, small grocery stores are widely owned by Chinese immigrants, leading locals to use this term generically for the shop around the corner.)
Should we go to el chino de la vuelta to buy some wine?
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Argentinasuper
A common abbreviation for the supermarket or grocery store.
Grab the car keys, we are going to the super!
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Baratillo
A clearance sale or a shopping event where items are sold at very low prices (in Panama, these are often major seasonal events that occur in the middle and at the end of the year).
The department store you like is having a baratillo. I always buy everything at a baratillo, even if I have to wait until the middle of the year.
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Cuartilleo
Small-time retail or selling items in tiny quantities. (Commonly refers to the practice of breaking down goods into very small, affordable portions for low-income customers).
Even though it is a cuartilleo business, it still makes me a profit.
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República DominicanaTurco
A person from Turkey who works in general trade. (In Venezuela, the term is colloquially applied to anyone of Middle Eastern or Arab descent, particularly merchants and shopkeepers, due to their historical arrival with Ottoman passports.)
That guy is a Turco. I am buddies with the Turco.
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VenezuelaPlatanera
A basic, cheap calculator commonly used in corner stores or small businesses (derived from the idea that these devices are only for simple transactions like selling plantains).
Hand me the platanera because this bill is too big.
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Carero
Someone who overcharges or sells at excessive prices, a price gouger. (A colmado is a small neighborhood grocery store in the Dominican Republic).
The people at that colmado are real careros, they charge 25 for a soda that says 20 on the label.
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Feria del Libro
Annual event held at the Plaza de la Cultura Juan Pablo Duarte (a cultural complex in Santo Domingo) that is supposedly for selling books, but in reality, it is mostly a place to buy pizza, cheap plastic bead necklaces, and puzzle books featuring the bachata band Aventura.
-Let's go buy a Cartel de los Sapos (a popular drug-trafficker TV series) puzzle at the Feria del Libro. -Oh no, girl, I would rather have one of Sobeida (a woman notorious for her role in a local drug trafficking scandal) in a bikini.
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