Which Spanish phrases matter most here?

“¿Te ayudo en algo?” (Can I help you with anything); “Solo estoy mirando, gracias.” (I’m just looking, thanks); “¿Puedo probármelo?” (Can I try it on). The full list is above.

Can I hear how they sound?

Yes: press the speaker next to a phrase to hear it, recorded for the Frasa app.

How can I practise this conversation?

Press “Start the conversation” above to play it through and choose your replies, with a note on why some fit better in Spain. Frasa, an iPhone app, lets you save these phrases and rehearse them out loud.

Spanish phrases for trying on clothes in Spain

In a Spanish clothes shop, ask “¿Puedo probármelo?” or “¿Dónde están los probadores?”. At the fitting room you may hear “¿Cuántas prendas llevas?”. If it’s too small, say “Me queda pequeño” and ask “¿Tienes una talla más grande?”. When it fits, say “Me lo llevo”.

Try it · about two minutes

In a clothes shop you ask for the fitting rooms, try something on and need a different size.

Sound on: the shop assistant speaks Spanish. You choose what to say back, and Frasa tells you why it works.

How does the conversation usually go?

Shop assistant
¿Te ayudo en algo?
Can I help you with anything?
You
¿Puedo probármelo?
Can I try it on?
Shop assistant
¿Cuántas prendas llevas?
How many items have you got?
You
Llevo dos.
I’ve got two.
Shop assistant
¿Qué tal te queda?
How does it fit?
You
Me queda pequeño.
It’s too small on me.
Shop assistant
¿Te traigo otra talla?
Shall I bring you another size?
You
¿Tienes una talla más grande?
Do you have a bigger size?
The assistant brings you a bigger size. You try it on, and it fits.
You
Me lo llevo.
I’ll take it.
Shop assistant
¿Es para regalo?
Is it a gift?
You
No, es para mí.
No, it’s for me.

Which Spanish phrases do you need?

¿Te ayudo en algo?
Can I help you with anything?
Solo estoy mirando, gracias.
I’m just looking, thanks.
¿Puedo probármelo?
Can I try it on?
¿Dónde están los probadores?
Where are the fitting rooms?
¿Qué tal te queda?
How does it fit?
Me queda pequeño.
It’s too small on me.
¿Tienes una talla más grande?
Do you have a bigger size?
¿Te traigo otra talla?
Shall I bring you another size?
Me lo llevo.
I’ll take it.
¿Me das un ticket regalo?
Can I have a gift receipt?

What is worth knowing in Spain?

Trying something on

1
Take what you like to the fitting rooms, los probadores.
Where are the fitting rooms?
2
In many chain stores an assistant counts your items at the door first.
How many items have you got?
3
If it doesn’t fit, ask the assistant for another size.
Do you have a bigger size?

Sizes by number

Sizes in Spain are usually the European numbers, such as 38 or 42, or letters like S, M and L. Shoes use numbers too.

Normalmente uso la treinta y ocho.

I’m usually a size 38.

Tú in a clothes shop

In most shops

¿Te ayudo en algo?

Can I help you with anything?

More formal

¿Le ayudo en algo?

Can I help you with anything? (formal)

Assistants in many clothes shops speak to customers as tú, and you can answer the same way. Older staff or small boutiques may prefer usted.

Questions about this situation

Which Spanish phrases matter most here?: “¿Te ayudo en algo?” (Can I help you with anything); “Solo estoy mirando, gracias.” (I’m just looking, thanks); “¿Puedo probármelo?” (Can I try it on). The full list is above.
Can I hear how they sound?: Yes: press the speaker next to a phrase to hear it, recorded for the Frasa app.
How can I practise this conversation?: Press “Start the conversation” above to play it through and choose your replies, with a note on why some fit better in Spain. Frasa, an iPhone app, lets you save these phrases and rehearse them out loud.

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