French for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 3

Trying things on

Try clothes on in French — Vous voulez l'essayer ? (Would you like to try it on?) — and ask Où se trouvent les vestiaires ? (where are the fitting rooms?).

Conversation

  1. Rose Rose

    Vous voulez l'essayer ?

    Would you like to try it on?

  2. Yaya Yaya

    Oui, si c'est possible. Où se trouvent les vestiaires ?

    Yes, possibly. Where are the fitting rooms?

    Tip: <se trouvent> = lit. located

  3. Rose Rose

    Au bout du couloir à droite

    All the way down the hallway on the right.

  4. Yaya Yaya

    Merci !

    Thanks. See you later

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'try on' in French?

Essayer — straightforward verb. Je voudrais l'essayer = 'I would like to try it on'. Past: j'ai essayé.

What are les vestiaires?

'Fitting rooms / changing rooms / locker rooms'. Also: la cabine d'essayage = the changing booth.

What does si c'est possible mean?

'If it's possible / if I may'. A polite hedge. Si vous voulez = if you want.

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