👕 Clothing Stores

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In this lesson you will learn useful everyday English vocabulary and 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. Each English word or phrase includes a simple meaning plus translations in several languages.

🟢 Basic Clothing Store Vocabulary

👕 Clothing store
a shop that sells clothes
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Tienda de ropa
🇫🇷 French: Magasin de vêtements
🇩🇪 German: Bekleidungsgeschäft
🇮🇹 Italian: Negozio di abbigliamento
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Loja de roupa
👖 Pants
clothing that covers each leg
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pantalones
🇫🇷 French: Pantalon
🇩🇪 German: Hose
🇮🇹 Italian: Pantaloni
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Calças
👚 Shirt
a piece of clothing for the upper body
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Camisa
🇫🇷 French: Chemise
🇩🇪 German: Hemd
🇮🇹 Italian: Camicia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Camisa
👟 Shoes
what you wear on your feet
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Zapatos
🇫🇷 French: Chaussures
🇩🇪 German: Schuhe
🇮🇹 Italian: Scarpe
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sapatos
🧥 Jacket
a short coat worn over other clothes
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Chaqueta
🇫🇷 French: Veste
🇩🇪 German: Jacke
🇮🇹 Italian: Giacchetta / Giacca
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Casaco / Jaqueta
👗 Dress
a one-piece garment for the body
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Vestido
🇫🇷 French: Robe
🇩🇪 German: Kleid
🇮🇹 Italian: Vestito / Abito
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vestido

🟡 Clothing Shopping Vocabulary

📏 Size
how big or small a piece of clothing is
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Talla
🇫🇷 French: Taille
🇩🇪 German: Größe
🇮🇹 Italian: Taglia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tamanho
🪞 Fitting room
a small room where you try on clothes
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Probador
🇫🇷 French: Cabine d'essayage
🇩🇪 German: Umkleidekabine
🇮🇹 Italian: Camerino
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Provador
🎨 Color
red, blue, black, and other shades
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Color
🇫🇷 French: Couleur
🇩🇪 German: Farbe
🇮🇹 Italian: Colore
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cor
📐 Small
a size that is not large
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Pequeño / Pequeña
🇫🇷 French: Petit / Petite
🇩🇪 German: Klein
🇮🇹 Italian: Piccolo / Piccola
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Pequeno / Pequena
📐 Medium
a size in the middle
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Mediano / Mediana
🇫🇷 French: Moyen / Moyenne
🇩🇪 German: Mittel
🇮🇹 Italian: Medio / Media
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Médio / Média
📐 Large
a bigger size
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Grande
🇫🇷 French: Grand / Grande
🇩🇪 German: Groß
🇮🇹 Italian: Grande
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Grande

🔵 Shopping for Clothes

🔎 To look for
to try to find something
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Buscar
🇫🇷 French: Chercher
🇩🇪 German: Suchen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cercare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Procurar
👕 To try on
to put on clothes to see if they fit
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Probarse
🇫🇷 French: Essayer
🇩🇪 German: Anprobieren
🇮🇹 Italian: Provare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Experimentar / Provar
📏 To fit
to be the right size for your body
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Quedar
🇫🇷 French: Aller / Convenir
🇩🇪 German: Passen
🇮🇹 Italian: Stare / Andare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ficar / Servir
👗 To wear
to have clothes on your body
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Llevar / Usar
🇫🇷 French: Porter
🇩🇪 German: Tragen
🇮🇹 Italian: Indossare / Portare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Usar / Vestir
🔄 To exchange
to change an item for a different one
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Cambiar
🇫🇷 French: Échanger
🇩🇪 German: Umtauschen
🇮🇹 Italian: Cambiare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Trocar
↩️ To return
to take an item back to the store
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Devolver
🇫🇷 French: Rendre / Retourner
🇩🇪 German: Zurückgeben
🇮🇹 Italian: Restituire
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Devolver

🧠 Talking About Clothes & Fit

💡 Use fit to describe how clothing fits or looks on someone.
This shirt fits me well.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Esta camisa me queda bien.
🇫🇷 Cette chemise me va bien.
🇩🇪 Dieses Hemd passt mir gut.
🇮🇹 Questa camicia mi sta bene.
🇵🇹 Esta camisa fica-me bem.
These pants are too big for me.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Estos pantalones me quedan grandes.
🇫🇷 Ce pantalon est trop grand pour moi.
🇩🇪 Diese Hose ist mir zu groß.
🇮🇹 Questi pantaloni mi stanno larghi.
🇵🇹 Estas calças ficam-me grandes.
💡 Use try on when talking about trying on clothes.
I want to try on this jacket.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Quiero probarme esta chaqueta.
🇫🇷 Je veux essayer cette veste.
🇩🇪 Ich möchte diese Jacke anprobieren.
🇮🇹 Voglio provare questa giacca.
🇵🇹 Quero experimentar este casaco.
Can I try on these shoes?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 ¿Puedo probarme estos zapatos?
🇫🇷 Puis-je essayer ces chaussures ?
🇩🇪 Kann ich diese Schuhe anprobieren?
🇮🇹 Posso provare queste scarpe?
🇵🇹 Posso experimentar estes sapatos?
💡 Use have / do you have when asking whether a store has an item in a particular size or color.
Do you have this shirt in a larger size?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 ¿Tiene esta camisa en una talla más grande?
🇫🇷 Avez-vous cette chemise dans une taille plus grande ?
🇩🇪 Haben Sie dieses Hemd in einer größeren Größe?
🇮🇹 Ha questa camicia in una taglia più grande?
🇵🇹 Tem esta camisa num tamanho maior?
Do you have this dress in blue?
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 ¿Tienen este vestido en azul?
🇫🇷 Avez-vous cette robe en bleu ?
🇩🇪 Haben Sie dieses Kleid in Blau?
🇮🇹 Avete questo vestito in blu?
🇵🇹 Têm este vestido a azul?

❓ Useful Clothing Store Questions

📏 Do you have this in another size?
asking for a different size of the same item
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tiene esto en otra talla?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous ceci dans une autre taille ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie das in einer anderen Größe?
🇮🇹 Italian: Ha questo in un'altra taglia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tem isto noutro tamanho?
🎨 Do you have this shirt in another color?
asking for the same shirt in a different color
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tienen esta camisa en otro color?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous cette chemise dans une autre couleur ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie dieses Hemd in einer anderen Farbe?
🇮🇹 Italian: Avete questa camicia in un altro colore?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Têm esta camisa noutra cor?
🪞 Where are the fitting rooms?
asking where you can try clothes on
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Dónde están los probadores?
🇫🇷 French: Où sont les cabines d'essayage ?
🇩🇪 German: Wo sind die Umkleidekabinen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Dove sono i camerini?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Onde ficam os provadores?
👕 Can I try it on?
asking permission to put the item on
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puedo probármelo?
🇫🇷 French: Puis-je l'essayer ?
🇩🇪 German: Kann ich es anprobieren?
🇮🇹 Italian: Posso provarlo?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Posso experimentá-lo?
🔄 Can I exchange it for another size?
asking to change the item for a different size
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Puedo cambiarlo por otra talla?
🇫🇷 French: Puis-je l'échanger contre une autre taille ?
🇩🇪 German: Kann ich es gegen eine andere Größe umtauschen?
🇮🇹 Italian: Posso cambiarlo con un'altra taglia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Posso trocá-lo por outro tamanho?
↩️ What is the return policy?
asking the store's rules for bringing items back
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuál es la política de devoluciones?
🇫🇷 French: Quelle est la politique de retour ?
🇩🇪 German: Wie ist die Rückgabepolitik?
🇮🇹 Italian: Qual è la politica di reso?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Qual é a política de devoluções?

💬 Common Clothing Store Phrases

👚 I'm looking for a blue shirt for a special occasion.
you want a blue shirt for an event
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Estoy buscando una camisa azul para una ocasión especial.
🇫🇷 French: Je cherche une chemise bleue pour une occasion spéciale.
🇩🇪 German: Ich suche ein blaues Hemd für einen besonderen Anlass.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sto cercando una camicia blu per un'occasione speciale.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estou à procura de uma camisa azul para uma ocasião especial.
📏 These pants are a little too big around the waist.
the pants are loose at the middle
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Estos pantalones me quedan un poco grandes de cintura.
🇫🇷 French: Ce pantalon est un peu trop grand à la taille.
🇩🇪 German: Diese Hose ist mir an der Taille etwas zu weit.
🇮🇹 Italian: Questi pantaloni mi stanno un po' larghi in vita.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estas calças ficam-me um pouco largas na cintura.
👗 I like this dress, but I'd like to see it in another color.
you like the style and want a different color
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta este vestido, pero quisiera verlo en otro color.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime cette robe, mais je voudrais la voir dans une autre couleur.
🇩🇪 German: Mir gefällt dieses Kleid, aber ich würde es gerne in einer anderen Farbe sehen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace questo vestito, ma vorrei vederlo in un altro colore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gosto deste vestido, mas gostaria de o ver noutra cor.
👟 I'm going to try on the shoes to see if they're comfortable.
putting the shoes on to check comfort
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Voy a probarme los zapatos para ver si son cómodos.
🇫🇷 French: Je vais essayer les chaussures pour voir si elles sont confortables.
🇩🇪 German: Ich werde die Schuhe anprobieren, um zu sehen, ob sie bequem sind.
🇮🇹 Italian: Proverò le scarpe per vedere se sono comode.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vou experimentar os sapatos para ver se são confortáveis.

💬 Everyday Conversations

Looking for another size
asking a clerk for a smaller jacket
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.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: Disculpe, ¿tiene esta chaqueta en una talla más pequeña?
🇪🇸 B: Sí, creo que tenemos una. Voy a buscarla.

🇫🇷 A: Excusez-moi, avez-vous cette veste dans une taille plus petite ?
🇫🇷 B: Oui, je pense que nous en avons une. Je vais la chercher.

🇩🇪 A: Entschuldigung, haben Sie diese Jacke in einer kleineren Größe?
🇩🇪 B: Ja, ich glaube, wir haben eine. Ich suche sie.

🇮🇹 A: Scusi, ha questa giacca in una taglia più piccola?
🇮🇹 B: Sì, credo che ne abbiamo una. Vado a cercarla.

🇵🇹 A: Com licença, tem este casaco num tamanho mais pequeno?
🇵🇹 B: Sim, acho que temos um. Vou procurá-lo.
Trying something on
asking to try pants and finding the fitting rooms
A: Can I try on these pants?
B: Of course. The fitting rooms are in the back, on the right.
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 A: ¿Puedo probarme estos pantalones?
🇪🇸 B: Claro. Los probadores están al fondo, a la derecha.

🇫🇷 A: Puis-je essayer ce pantalon ?
🇫🇷 B: Bien sûr. Les cabines d'essayage sont au fond, à droite.

🇩🇪 A: Kann ich diese Hose anprobieren?
🇩🇪 B: Natürlich. Die Umkleidekabinen sind hinten rechts.

🇮🇹 A: Posso provare questi pantaloni?
🇮🇹 B: Certo. I camerini sono in fondo, a destra.

🇵🇹 A: Posso experimentar estas calças?
🇵🇹 B: Claro. Os provadores ficam no fundo, à direita.

📝 Example Sentences

👚 I found a shirt that matches perfectly with the pants I already have.
the new shirt goes well with your pants
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Encontré una camisa que combina perfectamente con los pantalones que ya tengo.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai trouvé une chemise qui va parfaitement avec le pantalon que j'ai déjà.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe ein Hemd gefunden, das perfekt zu der Hose passt, die ich schon habe.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho trovato una camicia che abbina perfettamente con i pantaloni che ho già.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Encontrei uma camisa que combina perfeitamente com as calças que já tenho.
👖 I tried on two different sizes before deciding which pants fit me better.
comparing sizes to choose the better fit
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Me probé dos tallas diferentes antes de decidir cuáles pantalones me quedaban mejor.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai essayé deux tailles différentes avant de décider quel pantalon me va mieux.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe zwei verschiedene Größen anprobiert, bevor ich entschieden habe, welche Hose mir besser passt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho provato due taglie diverse prima di decidere quali pantaloni mi stessero meglio.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Experimentei dois tamanhos diferentes antes de decidir quais calças me ficavam melhor.
👟 The shoes seemed comfortable, but I walked around in them a little to make sure.
testing the shoes by walking in them
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Los zapatos parecían cómodos, pero caminé un poco con ellos para asegurarme.
🇫🇷 French: Les chaussures semblaient confortables, mais j'ai marché un peu avec pour m'en assurer.
🇩🇪 German: Die Schuhe schienen bequem, aber ich bin ein bisschen damit herumgelaufen, um sicherzugehen.
🇮🇹 Italian: Le scarpe sembravano comode, ma ho camminato un po' con loro per assicurarmi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Os sapatos pareciam confortáveis, mas andei um pouco com eles para ter a certeza.
🧥 The jacket fit me well, although I preferred to find it in a darker color.
the size was good but you wanted a darker color
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: La chaqueta me quedaba bien, aunque prefería encontrarla en un color más oscuro.
🇫🇷 French: La veste me allait bien, bien que je préférais la trouver dans une couleur plus foncée.
🇩🇪 German: Die Jacke passte mir gut, obwohl ich sie lieber in einer dunkleren Farbe gefunden hätte.
🇮🇹 Italian: La giacca mi stava bene, anche se preferivo trovarla in un colore più scuro.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: O casaco ficava-me bem, embora preferisse encontrá-lo numa cor mais escura.
🪞 After looking at myself in the fitting-room mirror, I decided to try on a smaller size.
the mirror showed you needed a smaller size
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Después de verme en el espejo del probador, decidí probarme una talla más pequeña.
🇫🇷 French: Après m'être regardé dans le miroir de la cabine d'essayage, j'ai décidé d'essayer une taille plus petite.
🇩🇪 German: Nachdem ich mich im Spiegel der Umkleidekabine gesehen hatte, habe ich beschlossen, eine kleinere Größe anzuprobieren.
🇮🇹 Italian: Dopo essermi guardato allo specchio del camerino, ho deciso di provare una taglia più piccola.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Depois de me ver ao espelho do provador, decidi experimentar um tamanho mais pequeno.
🔄 I went back to the store to exchange the dress for one that fit me better.
returning later to swap for a better fit
Show translationsHide translations🇪🇸 Spanish: Volví a la tienda para cambiar el vestido por otro que me quedara mejor.
🇫🇷 French: Je suis retourné au magasin pour échanger la robe contre une autre qui me va mieux.
🇩🇪 German: Ich bin zurück in den Laden gegangen, um das Kleid gegen eines umzutauschen, das mir besser passt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Sono tornato al negozio per cambiare il vestito con uno che mi stesse meglio.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Voltei à loja para trocar o vestido por outro que me ficasse melhor.

🏆 Final Practice

English in the Real World:

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