Purchase in Spanish
Purchase in Spanish is compra (KOHM-prah). It's feminine: la compra.
- Spanish
- la compra
- Say it
- lah KOHM-prah
- Gender
- Feminine: la compra
- Also
- la compra in Business Spanish Vocabulary
One of 30 words in Shopping in Spanish: learn them step by step and practise them all.
Spanish verbs for shopping and returns
The other words in step 3 of Shopping in Spanish.
- el carritoshopping cart · el kah-REE-toh
- la cestabasket · lah SEHS-tah
- la devoluciónreturn (of a purchase) · lah deh-boh-loo-SYOHN
- la garantíawarranty · lah gah-rahn-TEE-ah
- comprarto buy · kohm-PRAHR
- venderto sell · behn-DEHR
- probarseto try on · proh-BAHR-seh
- cambiarto exchange · kahm-BYAHR
- devolverto return (an item) · deh-bohl-BEHR
Questions about compra
How do you say purchase in Spanish?
Purchase in Spanish is la compra. In business spanish vocabulary, purchase is la compra.
How do you pronounce compra?
Say it KOHM-prah. The syllable in capitals is stressed: KOHM. This guide follows Latin American Spanish.
Is compra masculine or feminine in Spanish?
compra is feminine, so it takes la: la compra.
What does compra mean in English?
In English, la compra means purchase.
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