Spanish for English speakers Clothes · Lesson 1
What would you like?
Express preferences in Spanish with prefiero — No, prefiero una blusa (no, I'd rather a blouse) — to refuse politely and counter-offer.
Conversation
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Rose
¿Busca una camiseta?
Would you like a t-shirt?
Tip: Literally, <busca> can mean "you look for/ you're looking for". It's a very common way to ask what you would like to buy.
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Yaya
No, prefiero una blusa
No, I'd rather a blouse
Tip: <Prefiero> = I prefer <Prefieres> = You prefer
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Rose
Bien. ¿Y qué tipo de falda le gustaría?
Great. And what kind of skirt would you like?
Tip: <le gustaría>= you would like <tipo>= kind
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Yaya
Una lo bastante formal, para la oficina
A quite formal one, for the office
Tip: <lo bastante> + adjetivo = Quite + adjective <bastante> literally means "enough"