hispanova · a real day of shopping

De Compras

Every mall in the Spanish-speaking world runs on the same handful of words — for the racks, the fitting room, the register, the jewellery counter, and the walk between stores. Let’s go shopping, one shop at a time.

La Tienda de Ropa
la camisa(lah kah-MEE-sah)shirt
el pantalón(el pan-tah-LOHN)pants
el vestido(el ves-TEE-doh)dress
los zapatos(lohs sah-PAH-tohs)shoes
la talla(lah TAH-yah)size

Racks of camisas on one side, vestidos on the other, and somewhere in between someone’s always asking a clerk what talla they’d need in something a size up.

El Probador
probarse(proh-BAR-seh)to try on
el espejo(el es-PEH-hoh)mirror
la cortina(lah kor-TEE-nah)curtain
la manga(lah MAHN-gah)sleeve
¿Le queda bien?(leh KEH-dah byen)does it fit well?

You duck behind la cortina to probarte the third size in a row, and the moment you step out, someone always asks: “¿Le queda bien?“

La Caja
el precio(el PREH-syoh)price
el descuento(el des-KWEN-toh)discount
la tarjeta(lah tar-HEH-tah)card
el recibo(el reh-SEE-boh)receipt
el cambio(el KAHM-byoh)change

The precio on the tag never quite matches what shows up at la caja, especially once the cashier mentions there’s an extra descuento today — worth asking, every single time.

El Centro Comercial
la tienda(lah TYEN-dah)store
el escaparate(el es-kah-pah-RAH-teh)shop window
la bolsa(lah BOHL-sah)bag
las rebajas(lahs reh-BAH-hahs)sales
el piso(el PEE-soh)floor

You window-shop past every escaparate on the ground piso before committing to anything, and somehow leave with three bolsas anyway once you spot the rebajas sign.

La Joyería
el anillo(el ah-NEE-yoh)ring
el collar(el koh-YAR)necklace
los aretes(lohs ah-REH-tehs)earrings
la pulsera(lah pool-SEH-rah)bracelet
el reloj(el reh-LOH)watch

Everything sits under glass here — anillos and collares catching the light just enough to make you ask to see one up close, even if you already know you’re just window-shopping.

Recibo

hispanova · gracias por su visita
La Tienda de Ropa5 palabras
El Probador5 palabras
La Caja5 palabras
El Centro Comercial5 palabras
La Joyería5 palabras
Total25 palabras

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