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Everyone loves shopping. Department Stores, grandes almacenes can have prices a little high, but they offer a variety of quality items and designer-brand items. Which departments interest you in grandes almacenes?

Departamento de…

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	Kitchenware	Artículos de cocina
	Stationary	Papelería
	Cosmetics	Cosmética
	Perfumery	Perfumería
	Men’s clothing	Ropa de caballero
	Sports and sportswear	Deportes
	Childrenswear	Moda infantil
	Toys	Juguetería
	China and glassware	Porcelana y Cristal
	Jewelry	Joyería
	Underwear	Lencería / Ropa interior
	Fashion	Moda
	Electrical goods	Electrodomésticos

Which floor do you want to go to? To answer this question, use the counter –planta.

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	Basement	Planta sótano
	Ground floor	Planta baja
	First floor	Primera planta
	Second floor	Segunda planta
	Third floor	Tercera planta
	Fourth floor	Cuarta planta

Now, you can go to all the floors! Perhaps you may need to take the elevator, or the escalator to get the fourth floor. If you can’t find something, you can simply ask a store clerk with the following question…

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Where is the…?

¿Dónde está….?

Simply tack on what you’re looking for after the above phrase.

	Where is the lift / elevator?	¿Dónde está el ascensor?
	Where is the … department?	¿Dónde está el departamento de…?
	Where is the escalator?	¿Dónde está la escalera mecánica?
	Where is the exit?	¿Dónde está la salida?
	Where is the counter?	¿Dónde está el mostrador?

If you’re in the clothes department and have found a piece of clothing you like, but you’re wondering if it’s your size, simply ask the store clerk ¿Puedo probármelo? Can I try it on? and if the clerk says okay, go to the fitting rooms, los probadores.

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	Can I try it on?	¿Puedo probármelo?
	Where are the changing / fitting rooms?	¿Dónde están los probadores?

	Do you have a bigger size?	¿Tiene una talla más grande?
	Do you have a smaller size?	¿Tiene una talla más pequeña?
	Do you have something wider?	¿Tiene algo más ancho?
	Do you have something narrower?	¿Tiene algo más estrecho?
	Do you have something longer?	¿Tiene algo más largo?
	Do you have something shorter?	¿Tiene algo más corto?

The colour / style suite me.

El color / estilo me sienta bien.

That’s it for today’s lesson. I hope you had fun!

See you soon! ¡Hasta pronto!

Mauricio Evlampieff
Rocket Spanish

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