Dropping off clothes at the dry cleaner's in Spanish

1. 1
   tintorería/tintoɾeˈɾia/

   dry cleaner'snoun

   A business that cleans clothes with special products, almost without water.
2. 2
   mancha/ˈmantʃa/

   stainnoun

   A dirty mark left on something that shouldn't be there.
3. 3
   prenda/ˈpɾenda/

   garmentnoun

   Each piece of clothing, like a shirt or a pair of pants.
4. 4

   plancharto iron

5. 5

   entregarto hand over

6. 6

   recogerto pick up

7. 7

   etiquetatag

8. 8

   desteñirto fade

9. 9

   zíperzipper

10. 10

    listoready

The sentences3 of 10

1. Vengo a dejar este traje en la tintorería, por favor.

   I'm here to drop off this suit at the dry cleaner's, please.

2. El saco tiene una mancha de café en la solapa.

   The jacket has a coffee stain on the lapel.

3. ¿Cuánto cobran por cada prenda que dejo aquí?

   How much do you charge per garment I leave here?

Pronunciation

• tintorería/tintoɾeˈɾia/

  The stress falls on the i in -rí-a, and that i is separate from the a: tin-to-re-rí-a.

Questions

How do you say "dry cleaner's" in Spanish?

Tintorería.

What does zíper mean?

It's the fastener with teeth that opens and closes clothes and bags, what English calls a zipper.