How to Say "shopping basket" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “shopping basket” is “cesta” — A1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA1
nounA1
the container used in stores
Examples
Puse las manzanas en la cesta.
I put the apples in the basket.
Llevamos una cesta de mimbre para el picnic.
We took a wicker basket for the picnic.
La cesta de la ropa sucia está en el baño.
The laundry hamper is in the bathroom.
Gender Identification
This word is 'feminine,' which means you should always use it with 'la' or 'una' (la cesta, una cesta).
Talking about more than one
To talk about multiple baskets, just add an 's' to the end: 'las cestas'.
The 'El' Trap
Mistake: “el cesta”
Correction: la cesta (because words ending in 'a' are almost always feminine in Spanish).
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