Returning Clothes at the Store

Key vocabulary

• devolverv.

  to return (an item)

  “Quiero devolver esto.”— I want to return this.

  Pattern devolver algo — to return something

  Compare regresar — to give back (more common in Latin America)

  Present tense: devuelvo, devuelves, devuelve, devolvemos, devolvéis, devuelven

  💡 de- (reverse) + volver (to turn) → to turn back, i.e. to return.

• recibom.

  receipt

  “Tengo el recibo.”— I have the receipt.

  Pattern el recibo de compra — purchase receipt

  Compare factura — invoice (more formal)

  Plural: recibos

  💡 From recibir (to receive); the proof you get after money is received.

• pequeñoadj.

  small

  “Es demasiado pequeño.”— It's too small.

  Pattern un poco pequeño — a little small

  Compare chico — small (common in Latin America)

  Feminine: pequeña; plural: pequeños/pequeñas

  💡 Note: unlike English 'small', pequeño must agree in gender and number with the noun.

• demasiadoadv.

  too, too much

  “Es demasiado pequeño.”— It's too small.

  Pattern demasiado caro — too expensive

  Compare muy — very (but demasiado implies 'excessively')

  As an adjective: demasiado/demasiada/demasiados/demasiadas

  💡 de- (from) + más (more) + -ado → more than enough, i.e. too much.

• problemam.

  problem

  “¿Cuál es el problema?”— What's the problem?

  Pattern no hay problema — no problem

  Compare dificultad — difficulty

  Plural: problemas

  💡 Although it ends in -a, it comes from Greek and is a masculine noun.