Shopping · Money and prices
browse
look casually at products
To browse is to look casually through items or options, often without having a specific one in mind.
This vs that
I'm just browsing.
I'm shopping around.
Hear it in real life
Are you looking for anything in particular?
Not really. I'm just browsing.
I was just browsing, so I didn't need any help from the assistant.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This short phrase is what shop assistants and customers naturally use in this situation.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I am browsing the products since two hours.
Say: I've been browsing the products for two hours.
Use the present perfect continuous with 'for' for an action continuing over time.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
browse the shelves/products; browse through a shop
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about shopping.
have a look around
We’re just having a look around, thanks.
try on ___
Can I try on a different size?
Shopping words
Money and prices · Shopping: the words around “browse”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
I'm just browsing.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
browse
look casually at products
“I was just browsing, so I didn't need any help from the assistant.”
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