Clothes Shopping Expressions
Provrummet, rea, sitter bra — trying things on in Swedish.
The fitting-room drama and the buying philosophy: fit vocabulary (för trång, för löst, sitter bra), the honest-friend protocol (var ärlig nu), the rea economics and the online workaround (beställa tre storlekar, fri retur) — then the deck's real argument: layer merino, buy färre men bättre, a jacket that holds ten winters costs more and costs less, and laga den istället.
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provrummet
the fitting room
Tip: lit. 'the trying room'.
- 2
prova något
to try something on
Tip: lit. the same.
- 3
hur många plagg?
how many items?
Tip: lit. the same — asked at the fitting room.
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vilken storlek har du?
what size are you?
Tip: lit. the same.
- 5
finns den i en större storlek?
do you have it in a larger size?
Tip: lit. the same.
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den är för trång
it's too tight
Tip: lit. the same.
- 7
den sitter för löst
it's too loose
Tip: lit. 'it sits too loosely'.
- 8
den sitter bra
it fits well
Tip: lit. 'it sits well' — the standard compliment.
- 9
den klär dig
it suits you
Tip: lit. 'it dresses you'.
- 10
den är inte riktigt din stil
it's not really you
Tip: lit. 'it's not really your style'.
- 11
en andra åsikt
a second opinion
Tip: lit. the same.
- 12
var ärlig nu
be honest with me
Tip: lit. 'be honest now'.
- 13
rean
the sale
Tip: lit. the same — from 'realisation'.
- 14
femtio procent rabatt
fifty percent off
Tip: lit. the same.
- 15
den sista i lager
the last one in stock
Tip: lit. the same.
- 16
vara slut i din storlek
to be sold out in your size
Tip: lit. the same.
- 17
beställa den på nätet istället
to order it online instead
Tip: lit. the same.
- 18
fri retur
free returns
Tip: lit. the same — standard in Sweden.
- 19
beställa tre storlekar
to order three sizes
Tip: lit. the same — and send two back.
- 20
en storleksguide
a size chart
Tip: lit. the same — sizes vary wildly.
- 21
mäta sig hemma
to measure yourself at home
Tip: lit. the same.
- 22
bröst, midja och innerbenslängd
chest, waist and inside leg
Tip: lit. the same.
- 23
en storlek större i det här märket
a size up in this brand
Tip: lit. the same.
- 24
storlekarna stämmer inte
the sizes are unreliable
Tip: lit. the same — a universal truth.
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ett bytkvitto
a gift receipt
Tip: lit. 'an exchange receipt'.
- 26
ha kvar prislappen
to keep the tags on
Tip: lit. 'keep the price tag on'.
- 27
den krympte i tvätten
it shrank in the wash
Tip: lit. the same.
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den måste kemtvättas
it's dry clean only
Tip: lit. the same.
- 29
en materialetikett
a fabric composition label
Tip: lit. the same.
- 30
hundra procent ull
a hundred percent wool
Tip: lit. the same.
- 31
merino närmast kroppen
merino for next to the skin
Tip: lit. the same — the Swedish winter answer.
- 32
lager på lager, inte tjocklek
layers, not thickness
Tip: lit. the same — the principle.
- 33
ett underställ
a base layer
Tip: lit. the same.
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ett mellanlager
a mid layer
Tip: lit. the same.
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en skaljacka
a shell jacket
Tip: lit. the same.
- 36
vattentät och andas
waterproof and breathable
Tip: lit. the same.
- 37
tejpade sömmar
taped seams
Tip: lit. the same.
- 38
prova med tröja under
to try it with a jumper underneath
Tip: lit. the same.
- 39
och med luvan uppe
and with the hood up
Tip: lit. the same.
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bra kvalitet håller
good quality lasts
Tip: lit. the same.
- 41
köpa färre men bättre
to buy less but better
Tip: lit. the same — a real Swedish trend.
- 42
second hand är smartare
second-hand is smarter
Tip: lit. the same.
- 43
jag får fundera
I'll think about it
Tip: lit. 'I'll have to think' — the polite exit.
- 44
en jacka som håller tio vintrar
a coat that lasts ten winters
Tip: lit. the same.
- 45
kostar mer, kostar mindre
costs more, costs less
Tip: lit. the same — over time.
- 46
laga den istället
to have it repaired instead
Tip: lit. the same.
- 47
de flesta märken erbjuder det nu
most brands offer that now
Tip: lit. the same.