Skip to the roleplay
Slova
Start learning
Menu

Daily lifeSpeaking roleplay

Shopping for clothes in English

Ask for a size and a colour, try something on, ask about a discount and decide, out loud, with a shop assistant who reacts to what you say.

Your level

  • Lenashop assistant
  • 3 levels
  • Speak, or type

Lena, shop assistant

How did you get on in the changing room?

Your goal Ask for another size, ask about a discount and the return policy.

Example conversation: shopping for clothes

How the roleplay can go at each level, with answers that work. In the roleplay, Lena reacts to your own words, so it can go differently.

BeginnerFind something in your size, try it on and pay.
  1. Lena

    Hi! Are you looking for anything?

  2. You

    Yes, I'm looking for a jacket.

  3. Lena

    Sure. What size do you need?

  4. You

    Do you have it in a medium?

  5. Lena

    Sure. Here you are. Would you like to try it on?

  6. You

    Yes, please. Where's the changing room?

  7. Lena

    It's just over there, on the left. That's forty-five pounds. Card or cash?

  8. You

    By card, please.

  9. Lena

    Just tap here, please. Here's your bag. Have a nice day!

IntermediateAsk for another size, ask about a discount and the return policy.
  1. Lena

    How did you get on in the changing room?

  2. You

    It's a bit too tight. Do you have it in a bigger size?

  3. Lena

    I'll get you the next size up. This one fits better. It's sixty pounds.

  4. You

    Is there a discount for students?

  5. Lena

    Yes, students get ten percent off. Anything else you'd like to know?

  6. You

    Can I bring it back if I change my mind?

  7. Lena

    Yes, within thirty days, with the receipt. Lovely. Would you like a bag? It's ten pence.

  8. You

    I don't need a bag, thanks.

  9. Lena

    Okay. Here's your receipt. Enjoy your new jacket. Bye for now!

Upper intermediateCompare two coats, ask for a better price and decide politely.
  1. Lena

    The wool coat or the cotton one? What do you think?

  2. You

    What's the difference between them, apart from the price?

  3. Lena

    Wool's warmer. Cotton's easier to wash. The wool one's a hundred and forty. Full price.

  4. You

    I saw it online for a hundred and ten. Could you match that price?

  5. Lena

    Online prices, no. But I can do ten percent. So, one twenty-six. Shall I wrap it up?

  6. You

    Thanks, but I think I'll leave it for now. It's still over my budget.

  7. Lena

    Of course, no pressure. Can I take your email for sale news?

  8. You

    I'd rather not, thanks. I get too many emails already.

  9. Lena

    No problem. Thanks for coming in. Have a lovely day!

Useful phrases

The phrases the roleplay listens for at each level. Use one and it lights up in the roleplay.

Beginner

  • I'm looking for a…
  • Do you have it in a medium?
  • Can I try it on?
  • Where's the changing room?
  • I'll take it.

Intermediate

  • It's a bit too tight.
  • Do you have it in a bigger size?
  • Is there a discount for students?
  • Can I bring it back if…?
  • I don't need a bag, thanks.

Upper intermediate

  • What's the difference between them?
  • Could you match that price?
  • Is that the best you can do?
  • I think I'll leave it for now.
  • I'd rather not, thanks.
  • to try onto put clothes on to see if they fit
  • the changing rooma small room in a shop where you try clothes on
  • it fitsit is the right size for you
  • tighttoo small, so it presses on your body
  • the next size upone size bigger
  • the return policythe shop's rules for bringing things back
  • full pricenot in the sale, with no discount
  • to price matchto sell at the same price as another shop
  • to sleep on itto wait until tomorrow before you decide

Common mistakes

Things people often say here, and a more natural way to say them. If you say one in the roleplay, you see the fix under your answer.

  • Instead ofI'm looking for a jeans.

    SayI'm looking for some jeans.

    “jeans” is plural: some jeans, or a pair of jeans.

  • Instead ofDo you have it in black colour?

    SayDo you have it in black?

    No need for “colour”: in black.

  • Instead ofCan I prove it?

    SayCan I try it on?

    For clothes, we “try them on”.

  • Instead ofDo you have one number bigger?

    SayDo you have a size bigger?

    For clothes, say “size”, not “number”.

  • Instead ofIs there a discount for student?

    SayIs there a discount for students?

    Use the plural: a discount for students.

  • Instead ofIt doesn't fit to me.

    SayIt doesn't fit me.

    No “to” after “fit” or “suit”: it fits me.

  • Instead ofWhat is the difference of them?

    SayWhat's the difference between them?

    We say “the difference between” two things.

  • Instead ofCan you make a discount?

    SayCould you give me a discount?

    Shops “give” or “offer” a discount.

  • Instead ofI will think thank you.

    SayI'll think about it thank you.

    “Think” needs “about it” here: I’ll think about it.

More roleplays

Eleven more everyday situations, each at three levels. See them all.

All free tools