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Clothes and Shopping in Spanish

Curious about shopping in a Spanish-speaking country? Below you’ll find a list of useful vocabulary related to clothes and shopping in Spanish. We also included a list of helpful expressions to use while you’re out shopping.

First, let’s see how to say different articles of clothing.

Ropa
Clothes
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el vestido
dress
la falda
skirt
los pantalones
pants
los jeans
jeans
los pantalones cortos/shorts
shorts
la camiseta
t-shirt
la camisa
shirt
la blusa
blouse
el saco
blazer / suit jacket
el traje
suit
la corbata
tie
el chaleco
vest
el suéter
sweater
el cinturón
belt
la chaqueta/chamarra
jacket
el abrigo
coat
los calcetines
socks
la bufanda
scarf
el pañuelo, la mascada
silk scarf/handkerchief
el impermeable
rain jacket
el gorro
hat (for winter)
la gorra
cap
el sombrero
hat
la sudadera
sweatshirt
el traje de baño
bathing suit
el bikini
bikini
los guantes
gloves
la ropa interior
underwear
las medias
tights
la pijama
pyjamas
la bata
robe
la sudadera con capucha
hoody
los leggings
leggings

Now let’s look at vocabulary related to footwear.  

Zapatos
Footwear
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los zapatos
shoes
los tenis
tennis shoes
las botas
boots
los zapatos de tacón, los tacones
high heels
las sandalias
sandals
las chanclas
flip flops
los botines
ankle boots
las pantuflas
slippers

Here’s a list of jewelry vocabulary to go along with clothes and shoes.

Joyas
Jewellery
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el collar
necklace
la cadena
chain
la pulsera
bracelet
los aretes
earrings
el anillo
ring

To describe clothing and accessories when you’re out shopping or trying on clothes, we’ve compiled this helpful list of adjectives. 

Adjetivos
Adjectives
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formal
formal
informal
informal
casual
casual
cómodo, cómoda
comfortable
incómodo, incómoda
uncomfortable
elegante
elegant
moderno, moderna
modern
ajustado, ajustada
tight
ancho, ancha
loose
grande
big
muy/demasiado grande
very/too big
pequeño, pequeña
small
muy pequeño, muy pequeña
too small
caro, cara
expensive
barato, barata
cheap

This next list includes different places to go shopping. 

Las tiendas
The stores/shops
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el centro comercial
shopping center
la tienda departamental
department store
la tienda de ropa
clothing store
la zapatería
shoe store
el supermercado
supermarket
el mercado
market

Here we’ve included some verbs that are often used when we’re talking about clothes. 

Useful verbs in context
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probarse
to try on
Me quiero probar este vestido.
I want to try on this dress.
traer puesto/llevar/usar
to wear
Alma trae puesto un sombrero hoy.
Alma’s wearing a hat today.
Javier siempre lleva puestos unos jeans.
Javier’s always wearing jeans.
En casa me gusta usar shorts y chanclas.
At home I like wearing shorts and flip flops.
quedar
suit/fit
Esa corbata te queda muy bien.
That tie suits you well.
Esta blusa no me queda. Es muy pequeña.
This blouse doesn’t fit me. It’s too small.

To finish this post, we’ve given you some phrases commonly used in exchanges with the salesperson at a store.  These expressions you can practice next time you go shopping in a Spanish-speaking country.

Useful vocabulary and expressions
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El cliente/La clienta
The customer
¿Cuánto es?
How much is it? (in total)
¿Cuánto cuesta?
How much is it? (an item)
¿Cuánto cuestan?
How much are they?
¿Me lo puedo probar?
Can I try this on?
¿Me los puedo probar?
Can I try these on?
¿Dónde están los probadores?
Where are the fitting rooms?
Me lo llevo
I’ll take it
Me los llevo
I’ll take them
El vendedor/La vendedora
The shop assistant
¿Le puedo ayudar?
Can I help you?
¿Algo más?
Anything else?
¿En efectivo o con tarjeta de crédito?
In cash or by credit card?

In this post, we’ve given you everything you need to know when you go clothes shopping in Spanish.  First, we gave you important vocabulary related to clothes, shoes, jewelry, stores, etc., and then we showed you some typical interactions you’re likely to have the next time you go shopping.  If you’ve haven’t started working on your grammar yet, we’d encourage you to look at the Plural Forms of Nouns, or you can continue to grow your vocabulary by learning about the different Places Around Town.

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