SituationWeeks of 20 Sept to 11 Oct
Going shopping
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Asking for another size
You are in front of the shop's mirror, the trousers are too tight at the waist, and you need the size above.
FreeReturning something without the receipt
You take a kettle that doesn't heat back to the shop, but you threw the receipt away.
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All 10 words
Asking for another size
- taillesize/taj/The size of a garment, shown by a number or a letter.
- pointureshoe size/pwɛ̃tyʁ/The number that indicates the size of a shoe.
- essayerto try on/esɛje/To put on a garment to see if it fits.
- essayagefitting/esɛjaʒ/The moment when you put on a garment to see if it fits.
- serrétight/sɛʁe/Fitting too close to the body and restricting movement.
- largewide/laʁʒ/Measuring a lot from one edge to the other.
- grandbig/ɡʁɑ̃/Whose dimensions are above average.
- vendeusesaleswoman/vɑ̃døz/A woman who works in a shop and serves customers.
- échangerto exchange/eʃɑ̃ʒe/To give one thing to receive another in its place.
- stockstock/stɔk/The goods that a shop keeps in order to sell them.
Questions
- How do you ask for a bigger size in French?
- You can say "Est-ce que vous avez la même en plus large ?" or "Est-ce que ce manteau existe aussi en plus grand ?" depending on whether it's too tight or too small.
- What's the French word for shoe size?
- Pointure is the word for shoe size, as in "Est-ce que vous avez ces bottes dans ma pointure ?"
- Can you exchange clothes in France without a receipt?
- The collection includes the phrase to ask: "Est-ce que je peux échanger ce pull sans le ticket ?"
- How do you ask to try something on in French?
- You'd say "Est-ce que je peux essayer ce modèle en noir ?" and ask for the fitting rooms with "Est-ce que les cabines d'essayage sont par ici ?"