Trying on Clothes at the Clothing Store

En la tienda de ropa: probarse ropa

Sep 13, 20261 min readGraded Spanish · word-by-word audio

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¿Puedo probármelo?

Can I try it on?

Sí, claro. ¿Qué talla?

Yes, of course. What size?

La talla mediana.

Medium.

Aquí está. ¿Te queda bien?

Here it is. Does it fit well?

Sí, me queda bien.

Yes, it fits well.

Key vocabulary

probarv.
to try on
“¿Puedo probármelo?”— Can I try it on?
Pattern to try on clothes
Compare to try
Present tense: pruebo, pruebas, prueba, probamos, probáis, prueban
💡 The root prob- comes from Latin, meaning 'to test'; trying on clothes is testing them.
tallaf.
size
“¿Qué talla?”— What size?
Pattern medium size
Compare size (general)
Plural: tallas
💡 talla specifically refers to clothing size, while tamaño is more general, referring to dimensions.
medianoadj.
medium
“La talla mediana.”— Medium.
Pattern medium size
Compare medium
Feminine: mediana; plural: medianos/medianas
💡 mediano comes from medio (half), meaning medium-sized.
quedarv.
to fit; to remain
“Me queda bien.”— It fits well.
Pattern to fit well
Compare to fit
Present tense: quedo, quedas, queda, quedamos, quedáis, quedan
💡 quedar originally means 'to remain'; if clothing remains well on you, it fits.
bienadv.
well; fine
“Me queda bien.”— It fits well.
Pattern very well
Compare good
No conjugation
💡 bien is an adverb, bueno is an adjective; use bien to modify verbs.

Buying clothes and trying them on

In Spain and Latin America, fitting rooms are usually used by queuing directly, and staff will proactively ask for your size. In some parts of Latin America, 'talla' is less common and 'tamaño' is more often used. After trying on clothes, whether you buy or not, just say 'gracias'; there's no pressure.

Source: General Spanish shopping habits

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