Fashion & Clothing

1. Händ Sie das i miner Grössi?

   Do you have this in my size?

   Usage

   Ask whether a garment comes in your size

   Grammar Note

   composed: Grössi is feminine and takes the dative miner

2. Wo cha ich das probiere?

   Where can I try this on?

   Usage

   Ask where the fitting room is

   Grammar Note

   composed: after the modal cha the verb probiere stays in the infinitive at the end

3. Das isch mer z eng.

   This is too tight for me.

   Usage

   Say that the size does not fit when trying something on

   Grammar Note

   composed: z plus an adjective means too much of it

4. Das isch mer z wiit.

   This is too loose for me.

   Usage

   Say that a garment is too big

   Grammar Note

   composed: wiit means far and also wide

5. Das isch mer z churz.

   This is too short for me.

   Usage

   Say that the length is too short

   Grammar Note

   composed: z plus an adjective means too much of it

6. Das isch mer z läng.

   This is too long for me.

   Usage

   Say that the length is too long

   Grammar Note

   composed: läng means long when talking about length

7. Händ Sie das au i schwarz?

   Do you also have this in black?

   Usage

   Ask for another colour; the colour follows i without an article

   Grammar Note

   composed: i plus a colour means in that colour

8. Was für en Stoff isch das?

   What kind of fabric is this?

   Usage

   Ask what a garment is made of

   Grammar Note

   composed: Was für en … asks what kind of …

9. Das gfallt mer guet.

   I like this.

   Usage

   Tell staff that you like a garment

   Grammar Note

   composed: the subject of gfallt is the thing liked, and the person is mer, to me

10. Das passt mer guet.

    This fits me well.

    Usage

    Say so when the size fits

    Grammar Note

    composed: the person with passt is expressed by the dative mer

11. Gits en Rabatt uf das?

    Is there a discount on this?

    Usage

    Ask whether there is a discount

    Grammar Note

    composed: Rabatt is masculine

12. Ich suech e Hose.

    I am looking for trousers.

    Usage

    Say which garment you are looking for

    Grammar Note

    composed: Hose is feminine and is singular even for trousers

13. Ich suech e Jacke.

    I am looking for a jacket.

    Usage

    Use it when looking for a coat for the mountains or cold weather

    Grammar Note

    composed: Jacke is feminine

14. Ich suech Schueh.

    I am looking for shoes.

    Usage

    Say that you are looking for shoes

    Grammar Note

    composed: Schueh is plural and takes no article

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