The small store that Filipino families operate out of one side of their house is called a sari-sari store. In many cities, particularly the large ones, Western-style grocery stores or supermarkets are common.
Filipino Words To Use At The Grocery Store
tindahan
store
palengke
open-air wet market
groseri
grocery
Mag-groseri tayo.
Let’s go grocery shopping.
Anong gusto mong bilhin?
What would you like to buy?
Anong bibilhin natin?
What shall we buy?
Gusto kong bumili ng…
(said to companion)
I want to buy…
Pabili ng…
(said to store clerk)
I’d like to buy…
toyo, mantika, asin, asukal
soy sauce, oil, salt, sugar
isang baretang sabon
a bar of soap
