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.