el mercado
the market
Example Sentence
Mañana voy al mercado para comprar verduras frescas.
Tomorrow I go to the market to buy fresh vegetables.
Meaning
El mercado is a market, often for fresh food like vegetables, fruit, and meat. It can be an open-air market or a covered market building.
Common Phrases
- ir al mercado — to go to the market
- verduras frescas — fresh vegetables
Example
Voy al mercado por verduras frescas.
I go to the market for fresh vegetables.
Common Mistake
Do not translate too literally: for the neighborhood place, use el mercado, not el market.