Buying Spices and Dried Goods

You want to bring home local spices or dried chilies from a market stall.

You
Buenas tardes. ¿Tiene chiles secos y comino?
BWEH-nahs TAR-dehs. TYEH-neh CHEE-lehs SEH-kohs ee koh-MEE-noh?
Good afternoon. Do you have dried chilies and cumin?
Los chiles secos (dried chilies) are a staple in Mexican cooking. Common varieties include ancho, guajillo, and chipotle.
Vendor
Sí, tengo varios tipos. Estos son chiles guajillo y estos son ancho.
SEE, TEHN-goh BAH-ryohs TEE-pohs. EHS-tohs sohn CHEE-lehs gwah-HEE-yoh ee EHS-tohs sohn AHN-choh.
Yes, I have several kinds. These are guajillo chilies and these are ancho.
You
¿Pica mucho el guajillo? ¿Y cuánto es por bolsa?
PEE-kah MOO-choh ehl gwah-HEE-yoh? ee KWAHN-toh ehs pohr BOHL-sah?
Is the guajillo very spicy? And how much is it per bag?
Guajillo chilies are mild to moderate. Picar means 'to sting' or 'to be spicy' in this context.
Vendor
No pica mucho. La bolsa de chiles está a treinta pesos y el comino a veinte.
noh PEE-kah MOO-choh. lah BOHL-sah deh CHEE-lehs ehs-TAH ah TRAYN-tah PEH-sohs ee ehl koh-MEE-noh ah BAYN-teh.
It's not very spicy. The bag of chilies is thirty pesos and the cumin is twenty.