👕 Clothing Stores
In this section, you'll learn useful Spanish vocabulary and everyday expressions for shopping at clothing stores. You'll learn how to talk about clothes, sizes, colors, and fit, ask to try something on, find the fitting room, request a different size, and decide whether an item fits you well.
🟢 Basic Clothing Store Vocabulary
👕 Clothing store → Tienda de ropa
👖 Pants → Pantalones
👚 Shirt → Camisa
👟 Shoes → Zapatos
🧥 Jacket → Chaqueta
👗 Dress → Vestido
🟡 Clothing Shopping Vocabulary
📏 Size → Talla
🪞 Fitting room → Probador
🎨 Color → Color
📐 Small → Pequeño / Pequeña
📐 Medium → Mediano / Mediana
📐 Large → Grande
🔵 Shopping for Clothes
🔎 To look for → Buscar
👕 To try on → Probarse
📏 To fit → Quedar
👗 To wear → Llevar / Usar
🔄 To exchange → Cambiar
↩️ To return → Devolver
🧠 Talking About Clothes & Fit
💡 Use quedar with an indirect object pronoun to describe how clothing fits or looks on someone.
Esta camisa me queda bien.
This shirt fits me well.
Estos pantalones me quedan grandes.
These pants are too big for me.
Esta camisa me queda bien.
This shirt fits me well.
Estos pantalones me quedan grandes.
These pants are too big for me.
💡 Use probarse when talking about trying on clothes. The reflexive pronoun changes depending on who is trying something on.
Quiero probarme esta chaqueta.
I want to try on this jacket.
¿Puedo probarme estos zapatos?
Can I try on these shoes?
Quiero probarme esta chaqueta.
I want to try on this jacket.
¿Puedo probarme estos zapatos?
Can I try on these shoes?
💡 Use tener when asking whether a store has an item in a particular size or color.
¿Tiene esta camisa en una talla más grande?
Do you have this shirt in a larger size?
¿Tienen este vestido en azul?
Do you have this dress in blue?
¿Tiene esta camisa en una talla más grande?
Do you have this shirt in a larger size?
¿Tienen este vestido en azul?
Do you have this dress in blue?
❓ Useful Clothing Store Questions
📏 ¿Tiene esto en otra talla?
Do you have this in another size?
Do you have this in another size?
🎨 ¿Tienen esta camisa en otro color?
Do you have this shirt in another color?
Do you have this shirt in another color?
🪞 ¿Dónde están los probadores?
Where are the fitting rooms?
Where are the fitting rooms?
👕 ¿Puedo probármelo?
Can I try it on?
Can I try it on?
🔄 ¿Puedo cambiarlo por otra talla?
Can I exchange it for another size?
Can I exchange it for another size?
↩️ ¿Cuál es la política de devoluciones?
What is the return policy?
What is the return policy?
💬 Common Clothing Store Phrases
👚 Estoy buscando una camisa azul para una ocasión especial.
I'm looking for a blue shirt for a special occasion.
I'm looking for a blue shirt for a special occasion.
📏 Estos pantalones me quedan un poco grandes de cintura.
These pants are a little too big around the waist.
These pants are a little too big around the waist.
👗 Me gusta este vestido, pero quisiera verlo en otro color.
I like this dress, but I'd like to see it in another color.
I like this dress, but I'd like to see it in another color.
👟 Voy a probarme los zapatos para ver si son cómodos.
I'm going to try on the shoes to see if they're comfortable.
I'm going to try on the shoes to see if they're comfortable.
💬 Everyday Conversations
Looking for another size
A: Disculpe, ¿tiene esta chaqueta en una talla más pequeña?
B: Sí, creo que tenemos una. Voy a buscarla.
A: Excuse me, do you have this jacket in a smaller size?
B: Yes, I think we have one. I'll go look for it.
A: Disculpe, ¿tiene esta chaqueta en una talla más pequeña?
B: Sí, creo que tenemos una. Voy a buscarla.
A: Excuse me, do you have this jacket in a smaller size?
B: Yes, I think we have one. I'll go look for it.
Trying something on
A: ¿Puedo probarme estos pantalones?
B: Claro. Los probadores están al fondo, a la derecha.
A: Can I try on these pants?
B: Of course. The fitting rooms are in the back, on the right.
A: ¿Puedo probarme estos pantalones?
B: Claro. Los probadores están al fondo, a la derecha.
A: Can I try on these pants?
B: Of course. The fitting rooms are in the back, on the right.
📝 Example Sentences
👚 Encontré una camisa que combina perfectamente con los pantalones que ya tengo.
I found a shirt that matches perfectly with the pants I already have.
I found a shirt that matches perfectly with the pants I already have.
👖 Me probé dos tallas diferentes antes de decidir cuáles pantalones me quedaban mejor.
I tried on two different sizes before deciding which pants fit me better.
I tried on two different sizes before deciding which pants fit me better.
👟 Los zapatos parecían cómodos, pero caminé un poco con ellos para asegurarme.
The shoes seemed comfortable, but I walked around in them a little to make sure.
The shoes seemed comfortable, but I walked around in them a little to make sure.
🧥 La chaqueta me quedaba bien, aunque prefería encontrarla en un color más oscuro.
The jacket fit me well, although I preferred to find it in a darker color.
The jacket fit me well, although I preferred to find it in a darker color.
🪞 Después de verme en el espejo del probador, decidí probarme una talla más pequeña.
After looking at myself in the fitting-room mirror, I decided to try on a smaller size.
After looking at myself in the fitting-room mirror, I decided to try on a smaller size.
🔄 Volví a la tienda para cambiar el vestido por otro que me quedara mejor.
I went back to the store to exchange the dress for one that fit me better.
I went back to the store to exchange the dress for one that fit me better.
🏆 Final Practice
Try saying each phrase before pressing play.
- Estoy buscando una camisa azul.
- ¿Tiene esto en otra talla?
- ¿Dónde están los probadores?
- ¿Puedo probármelo?
- Estos pantalones me quedan grandes.
- ¿Puedo cambiarlo por otra talla?