Portuguese at a Clothing Store: Sizes, Fit, and Trying Something On — Practice

Ask for a size or another option

Tamanho means size. To ask whether a store has another size or color, use Tem…? (Do you have…?) or Você tem em outro tamanho? (Do you have it in another size?). Clothing labels and sizing systems can vary by brand, so checking the item is more useful than assuming a number will fit everywhere.

A common word for a fitting room is provador. You can ask where it is before carrying several items around the store.

Describe how the clothes fit

Experimentar means to try on. After you try something, say Ficou apertado (It turned out tight) or Ficou largo (It turned out loose). Fica bem can mean that an item looks good on someone; serve bem focuses more on the fit or size.

Brazilian speakers may use different words in different regions and contexts. These phrases give you a clear way to say what you mean and ask for another option.

Make your choice without pressure

If you want to keep looking, say Vou pensar um pouco (I’ll think about it) or Estou só olhando, obrigado/obrigada (I’m just browsing, thank you). If you decide to buy it, ask the price or whether you can pay by card.

If an item does not fit, a direct explanation helps the staff find an alternative: Gostei, mas preciso de um tamanho maior (I like it, but I need a larger size).

Remember: Practice asking for another size, asking where the fitting room is, and describing one fit issue. Use a color or clothing item you might actually shop for.

Check your understanding

Choose the English meaning of each Portuguese example. Answer before looking back at the tables. These questions check the written examples in this guide; they are not a listening or proficiency test.

Recall the Portuguese, then say it

Read the English prompt and say a Portuguese version before opening the answer. The answer shows the example from the lesson; other natural translations may also work. Compare the meaning and the situation rather than counting a different word as automatically wrong.

1. Do you have this shirt in another size?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Você tem esta camisa em outro tamanho?

2. Do you have it in blue?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Tem em azul?

3. Where is the fitting room?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Onde fica o provador?

4. Can I try on this jacket?

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Posso experimentar esta jaqueta?

5. The sleeve turned out long.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   A manga ficou comprida.

6. This size fits me better.

   Show a Portuguese answer

   Este tamanho me serve melhor.

Make the phrase useful to you

Choose one example you could actually use. Say it once from memory, then change one detail that fits your life, such as the person, place, time, or object. Check whether your change also needs a different verb form, article, or adjective ending. If it does, compare it with the pattern in the explanation.

Practice asking for another size, asking where the fitting room is, and describing one fit issue. Use a color or clothing item you might actually shop for.

Return to two prompts tomorrow without opening the answers first. If a phrase still feels difficult, shorten it to a useful chunk and build the complete sentence again.

Sources and your next lesson

This I Speak Portuguese practice guide builds on our Portuguese at a Clothing Store: Sizes, Fit, and Trying Something On lesson on Real Life Portuguese, with written recall tasks and additional speaking practice. The explanations and examples are teaching material; the practice questions are exercises, not a transcript of a recording.

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