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Essential Spanish Shopping Phrases

Use this page when you need to get help in a Spanish shop, find an item, ask about price, size, colour, or stock, and deal with the fitting room or checkout. The phrases use safe, polite forms for staff in Spain, and they also cover the replies you are likely to hear, such as that something is sold out or that a size fits you well. You will also see a few useful Spanish patterns for referring back to an item and for trying clothes on.

Useful in real conversations

Essential Spanish phrases

Getting help and finding the item

Useful phrases for getting a staff member’s attention, saying what you are looking for, and finding the right part of the shop.

¿Me puede ayudar?
Can you help me?
Busco una camiseta.
I'm looking for a T-shirt.
¿Dónde están los probadores?
Where are the fitting rooms?
¿Dónde están las camisetas?
Where are the T-shirts?
¿Tiene esto en otra talla?
Do you have this in another size?

Price, size, colour, and availability

Questions for checking cost, sizes, colours, and whether the item is still in stock.

¿Cuánto cuesta?
How much is it?
¿Tiene esto en talla M?
Do you have this in size M?
¿Lo tiene en azul?
Do you have it in blue?
¿Hay más tallas?
Are there more sizes?
Se ha agotado.
It's sold out.

Trying it on and deciding

Phrases for the fitting room and for saying whether the item works for you.

¿Me lo puedo probar?
Can I try it on?
Me lo voy a probar.
I'm going to try it on.
Me queda bien.
It fits me well.
Me queda grande.
It's too big on me.
Me lo llevo.
I'll take it.

Paying, receipt, exchange, and return

Common checkout and returns phrases for paying, asking for the receipt, and handling a simple exchange or return.

Quisiera pagar con tarjeta.
I'd like to pay by card.
¿Puedo pagar en efectivo?
Can I pay in cash?
¿Me da el ticket, por favor?
Can I have the receipt, please?
Tengo el ticket.
I have the receipt.
Quisiera cambiarlo por otra talla.
I'd like to exchange it for another size.
Quisiera devolverlo.
I'd like to return it.

Example conversations

Looking for a T-shirt

In a clothes shop, the learner asks for help, finds the fitting rooms, tries on a T-shirt, and decides to buy it.

You
¿Me puede ayudar?
Can you help me?
Other person
Claro. ¿Qué busca?
Sure. What are you looking for?
You
Busco una camiseta. ¿Dónde están los probadores?
I'm looking for a T-shirt. Where are the fitting rooms?
Other person
Al fondo, a la derecha. ¿La quiere en talla M?
At the back, on the right. Do you want it in size M?
You
Sí, gracias. ¿Me la puedo probar?
Yes, thanks. Can I try it on?
Other person
Claro. Si le queda bien, se la puede llevar.
Of course. If it fits you well, you can take it.
You
Perfecto. Me la llevo.
Perfect. I'll take it.
Other person
Muy bien. Puede pagar con tarjeta.
Very good. You can pay by card.

Returning and exchanging a jumper

At the counter, the learner wants to return a jumper, check the receipt, and exchange it for another size or colour.

You
Hola. Quisiera devolverlo.
Hi. I'd like to return it.
Other person
Claro. ¿Tiene el ticket?
Of course. Do you have the receipt?
You
Sí, aquí está. Quisiera cambiarlo por otra talla.
Yes, here it is. I'd like to exchange it for another size.
Other person
Lo siento, esa talla se ha agotado.
Sorry, that size is sold out.
You
Vale. ¿Lo tiene en azul?
Okay. Do you have it in blue?
Other person
Sí, en azul sí lo tenemos. ¿Quiere probárselo?
Yes, we do have it in blue. Do you want to try it on?
You
Sí, gracias. Me queda bien.
Yes, thanks. It fits me well.
Other person
Perfecto. Entonces puede pagar en efectivo o con tarjeta.
Great. Then you can pay in cash or by card.

A few things to know

polite by default

Use polite forms as your safe default with shop staff: phrases like '¿Me puede ayudar?', '¿Tiene...?' and 'Quisiera...' are appropriate and natural in es_ES. In many shops, staff may answer with slightly less formal tú forms, but you do not need to switch unless they clearly do.

grammar

Match the pronoun to the item

In phrases like '¿Lo tiene en azul?' and 'Quisiera cambiarlo por otra talla.', the pronoun stands for the item, not for the colour or the size. Change lo to la for a feminine item ('¿La tiene en azul?') and to los/las for plural items.

grammar

Trying clothes on with probarse

For clothes and shoes, Spanish normally uses the reflexive verb probarse, as in '¿Me lo puedo probar?' and 'Me lo voy a probar.'. With a conjugated verb, the pronouns usually come before it; if the infinitive follows a conjugated verb, they can also attach to the infinitive. Both patterns are normal.

regional

Ticket in Spain

In es_ES, 'ticket' in a shop usually means the receipt. If you want to be extra clear, you can also say 'recibo', but 'ticket' is the more common word at the till.

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