Fashion & Clothing

1. ¿Tenéis esto na mio talla?

   Do you have this in my size?

   Usage

   Asking for an item in your size

   Grammar Note

   Na is en + la. "My" is mio and stays the same before a feminine noun. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

2. ¿Puedo probame esta prenda?

   May I try this garment on?

   Usage

   Asking to try on clothes in a shop

   Grammar Note

   Me attaches after the infinitive (probame). Prenda is a feminine noun for one piece of clothing. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

3. ¿Ónde puedo probame la ropa?

   Where can I try the clothes on?

   Usage

   Asking where the fitting rooms are

   Grammar Note

   This asks where one can try clothes on rather than naming a fitting room. Ónde means "where". Composed sentence; native review recommended.

4. Esto ta demasiáu estrechu / anchu / llargu / curtiu.

   This is too tight / loose / long / short.

   Usage

   Telling the shop assistant what does not fit

   Grammar Note

   The adjectives end in -u (estrechu, anchu, llargu, curtiu); llargu starts with ll-. Tight and loose are expressed as "narrow" and "wide". Composed sentence; native review recommended.

5. ¿Tenéis esto n'otru color?

   Do you have this in another colour?

   Usage

   Asking about other colours of an item

   Grammar Note

   Color is masculine, hence otru color (not feminine otra). N' is en before a vowel. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

6. ¿De qué material ta fechu?

   What material is it made of?

   Usage

   Checking the fabric or material

   Grammar Note

   The participle of facer is fechu (Spanish hecho), masculine in -u. The resulting state is tar (ta) + participle. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

7. ¿Pue llavase na llavadora?

   Can it be washed in the washing machine?

   Usage

   Checking the care instructions

   Grammar Note

   "To wash" is llavar, with ll-. Se gives the passive sense. Na is en + la. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

8. ¿Tenéis el mesmu modelu nuna talla más grande?

   Do you have the same style in a bigger size?

   Usage

   Asking for the same item one size up

   Grammar Note

   "Same" is mesmu (Spanish mismo). Nuna is en + una. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

9. ¿Cuántu cuesta esta prenda?

   How much does this garment cost?

   Usage

   Asking the price of an item

   Grammar Note

   The price question Cuántu cuesta ends in -u. Prenda is feminine, hence esta. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

10. ¿Hai dalguna oferta o descuentu?

    Is there any offer or discount?

    Usage

    Asking about sales or discounts

    Grammar Note

    Descuentu is a masculine noun in -u (Spanish descuento). Dalguna is the form before a feminine noun. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

11. Llévolo.

    I will take it.

    Usage

    Telling the seller you will buy it

    Grammar Note

    When the verb opens the sentence, the pronoun follows it (Llévolo, like Tengolo). Llevar starts with ll-. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

12. ¿Cuála ye la política de devoluciones y cambeos?

    What is your returns and exchanges policy?

    Usage

    Checking the return and exchange terms before buying

    Grammar Note

    The question word agrees with feminine política: cuála. The plural of "exchange" is cambeos. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

13. ¿Tenéis tallas internacionales?

    Do you carry international sizes?

    Usage

    Asking whether sizes follow an international scale

    Grammar Note

    Internacional has one form for both genders; the plural is internacionales. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

14. ¡Quédate xenial!

    It looks great on you!

    Usage

    Complimenting a friend on an outfit

    Grammar Note

    With the verb first, the pronoun te follows it. The spelling matches the imperative "stay!". X sounds like "sh". Composed sentence; native review recommended.

15. ¿Ta de moda agora esti estilu?

    Is this style in fashion now?

    Usage

    Asking whether a style is currently trendy

    Grammar Note

    "Now" is agora (not ahora). Esti and estilu are masculine forms. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

16. ¿Podéis axustame esta prenda?

    Can you alter this garment for me?

    Usage

    Asking for a garment to be altered

    Grammar Note

    The word for adjust is axustar (spelled with x). The request is a general "adjust it to fit me" rather than naming hemming. Composed sentence; native review recommended.

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