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You ask to swap an item for a different size: what to say in Spanish

You ask to exchange an item for another size.

Ropa / devolución6 linesLevel B1For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. An exchange is a cambio: Quisiera cambiar esto por otra talla; this is usually enough, with the receipt; ask whether exchange works at another branch.Prepared by the Movko team, November 2026. This is language help, not legal or medical advice: check the rules with the office itself.

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YOU START
Quisiera cambiar esta camisa por una talla más grande.
Kee-SYEH-ruh kuhm-BYAHR ES-tuh kuh-MEE-suh por OO-nuh TAH-ah mahs GRAHN-deh.
I'd like to exchange this shirt for a larger size.
THEY SAY
Vamos a ver si queda. ¿Es la talla L?
BAH-mos uh behr see KEH-duh. Es lah TAH-ah EH-leh?
Let's see if we have it. Size L?
They might also say:
Miramos si hay stock. ¿Una L?
Mee-RAH-mos see igh es-TOK. OO-nuh EH-leh?
We'll check stock. An L?
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YOU REPLY
Sí, la L.
See, lah EH-leh.
Yes, the L.
THEY SAY
Sí, hay una. Se la cambio.
See, igh OO-nuh. Seh lah KAHM-byoh.
Yes, there's one. I'll swap it.
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YOU FINISH
Muchas gracias. Es usted muy amable.
MOO-chuhs GRAH-syuhs. Es oos-TED mooy uh-MAH-bleh.
Thank you very much. You are very kind.
THEY SAY
De nada. Que tenga buen día.
Deh NAH-duh. Keh TAYN-guh boo-AYN DEE-uh.
You're welcome. Have a good day.
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This dialogue is part of the course “Spanish for life in Spain”: 416 situations with audio, a pronunciation guide and spaced review.

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Words worth knowing

Quisiera
Kee-SYEH-ruh
verb
I would like
cambiar
kuhm-BYAHR
verb
to change, to exchange
camisa
kuh-MEE-suh
noun
shirt
talla
TAH-ah
noun
size (clothes)
más
mahs
adverb
more
grande
GRAHN-deh
adjective
big

26 more words, with explanations, base forms and tap-a-word help, are in the app.

If you did not understand

¿Puede repetirlo, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh reh-peh-TEER-loh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you repeat that, please?
¿Puede hablar más despacio, por favor?
Poo-EH-deh uh-BLAHR mahs des-PAH-syoh, por fuh-BOR?
Can you speak more slowly, please?
¿Qué significa esto?
Keh seeg-nee-FEE-kuh ES-toh?
What does this mean?

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