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You try on clothes in a shop: what to say in Spanish

You try on clothes in a shop.

Ropa / devolución6 linesLevel A2For life in Spain The rest of the dialogue is in the app
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How it's done. The fitting room is the probador; ask the assistant: ¿Puedo probármelo?; talla is size, más grande / más pequeño bigger / smaller.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
Buenas tardes, ¿puedo probarme esta chaqueta?
Boo-EH-nuhs TAHR-des, poo-EH-doh proh-BAHR-meh ES-tuh chuh-KEH-tuh?
Good afternoon, may I try on this jacket?
THEY SAY
Claro, los probadores están al fondo.
KLAH-roh, los proh-buh-DOH-res es-TAHN ahl FOHN-doh.
Of course, the fitting rooms are at the back.
They might also say:
Por supuesto, el probador está al fondo a la izquierda.
Por soo-poo-ES-toh, el proh-buh-DOR es-TAH ahl FOHN-doh uh lah ees-KYEHR-duh.
Of course, the fitting room is at the back on the left.
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YOU REPLY
Me queda un poco grande. ¿Tiene una talla menos?
Meh KEH-duh oon POH-koh GRAHN-deh. TYEH-neh OO-nuh TAH-ah MEH-nos?
It's a bit big. Do you have a size smaller?
THEY SAY
Déjeme ver. Sí, aquí tiene.
DEH-kheh-meh behr. See, uh-KEE TYEH-neh.
Let me see. Yes, here you are.
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YOU FINISH
Esta me queda mejor. Me la llevo.
ES-tuh meh KEH-duh meh-KHOR. Meh lah YEH-boh.
This one fits better. I'll take it.
THEY SAY
Muy bien. Pase por caja.
Mooy byayn. PAH-seh por KAH-khuh.
Very well. Go to the till.
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The course is in the app

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

Buenas
Boo-EH-nuhs
adjective
good (feminine plural)
tardes
TAHR-des
noun
afternoons, evenings
probarme
proh-BAHR-meh
verb
to try on (myself)
chaqueta
chuh-KEH-tuh
noun
jacket
Claro
KLAH-roh
adverb
of course, clear
probadores
proh-buh-DOH-res
noun
fitting rooms

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?

All 21 rescue phrases in Spanish →

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