Beginner Spanish with Spanish Obsessed

Walk into a clothes shop in Colombia and two or three salespeople want to help. Here's what to say when they do.

Show Notes

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In England you pick something, pay and leave. In Colombia, Rob warns, two or three salespeople may be waiting to help the moment you walk in. So he and Lis act out a shirt-and-trousers shopping trip, complete with a compliment Rob says you probably won't hear in a real shop. By the end you'll be able to ask to try something on, ask for another size and say it's too big.

Do you know what these mean?
驴Puedo probarme...? 路 la talla 路 me queda grande 路 me los llevo

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