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A1Spanish phrases for Hardware Store
Buy tools and home supplies. Sizes, prices, payments, and returns repeat in every store — these phrases give you a reliable script from shelf to checkout.
This guide to Hardware Store is for beginners learning Spanish for stores, markets, and payments. From supermarkets to boutiques, you repeat the same patterns — cost, availability, receipt, delivery. These phrases give you a calm script for each step of the purchase.
As a beginner, prioritize being clear over being fancy. The phrases below are the same ones locals use with tourists every day. You may hear regional accents or local slang. Stick to the phrases below first; once you are understood, locals often help you with friendlier or more colloquial versions.
Among the fifteen phrases below, notice how "Necesito un martillo" opens the conversation while "¿Dónde están los tornillos?" and "¿Cuánto cuesta?" handle the most common follow-up questions. That pattern repeats across Spanish-speaking countries.
Use Slapp on the way to the appointment or during a coffee break. Even two minutes of focused listening builds the confidence to speak when the moment arrives. When you are ready, practice aloud with Slapp until you can say any line without reading. That is the threshold where real-world Spanish starts to feel fun.
Browse all fifteen phrases for hardware store below — each with Spanish, English, and Slapp practice when available. Focus on shopping and errands vocabulary you will reuse in nearby situations too.
15 A1 phrases for this scene
Phrase 1
ENI need martillo
Phrase 2
ENWhere are tornillos?
Phrase 4
ENDo you have taladro?
Phrase 5
ENI look for pintura blanca
Phrase 6
ENWhat size I need?
Phrase 7
ENDo you have cinta métrica?
Phrase 8
ENI need destornillador
Phrase 9
ENHow many vienen caja?
Phrase 10
ENDo you have key inglesa?
Phrase 11
ENIs reparar door
Phrase 12
ENCan I return si sobra?
Phrase 13
ENDo you have brocha?
Phrase 14
ENLlevo two
The Slapp 5× repeat method
Don't cram. Let your brain collect the pattern in the background.
- 1Listen to the phrase audio once without pressure
- 2Read the Spanish and English together
- 3Replay tomorrow — same phrase, fresh context
- 4Repeat on day 3, day 5, and day 7
- 5Move on when it sounds obvious