SituationWeeks of 20 Sept to 11 Oct
Going shopping
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Asking for another size
The pants you took into the fitting room are too tight, and the sales assistant is waiting outside.
FreeExchanging something without the receipt
You got a shirt as a gift, it turned out too loose, and now you're at the store counter without the receipt.
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All 10 words
Asking for another size
- tamanhosize/taˈmɐ̃ɲu/How big or small something is.
- provadorfitting room/pɾovaˈdoʁ/A shop cubicle where you try on clothes before buying.
- provarto try on/pɾoˈva/To put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits.
- apertadotight/apeʁˈtadu/So snug it pinches.
- grandebig/ˈɡɾɐ̃dʒi/Larger than normal size.
- mangasleeve/ˈmɐ̃ɡɐ/The part of a piece of clothing that covers the arm.
- trocarto exchange/tɾoˈka/To take one thing off and put another in its place.
- caberto fit/kaˈbe/To fit into a space or a piece of clothing without being too big.
- atendentesales assistant/atẽˈdẽtʃi/A person who works serving a shop's customers.
- espelhomirror/esˈpeʎu/A glass surface where you see your own reflection.
Questions
- How do you ask for a bigger size in Portuguese?
- You can say "Você tem essa calça num tamanho maior?", using tamanho for size and maior for bigger.
- What is the fitting room called in Portuguese?
- It's the provador, as in "O provador do fundo está livre agora?" (is the fitting room in the back free now).
- How do you say something is too tight in Portuguese?
- Use apertado, as in "Esse modelo ficou apertado demais na cintura" (this style got too tight at the waist).
- How do you ask to exchange an item in Portuguese?
- Say "Você pode trocar essa calça por outra?", using the verb trocar for exchange.