talla de camisa
/taʝa de kamisa/from spelling rules
In Spanish, shirt size is talla de camisa.
The phrase refers to the specific measurement or category used to determine which shirt fits a person. When discussing clothing, it is important to use the word talla for size. If you were to use tamaño, you would be referring to the physical dimensions of objects rather than clothing fit.
Which one should you use?
While talla de camisa is the standard term, you might use different phrases depending on the specific garment. If you are referring specifically to a T-shirt rather than a button-down shirt, use talla de camiseta.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico, talle is often used instead of tamaño when discussing clothing sizes. In some Caribbean countries, such as Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic, the word camiseta is used instead of camisa, so one would ask for talla de camiseta.
How does it change in a sentence?
When describing the size itself, you may use these masculine forms: pequeño for small, mediano for medium and grande for large (which is used for both masculine and feminine nouns).
Did you know?
- While talla is used for clothing, Spanish uses a completely different word, número, when talking about the size of shoes.
- The word talla shares its roots with the French word taille, which originally referred to the act of cutting or shaping something to size.
- The word camisa shares a distant linguistic root with the English word 'chemise', a type of undergarment or dress.
Examples in context
- ¿Qué talla de camisa utiliza usted normalmente?What shirt size do you normally wear?This sentence is useful for asking someone what shirt size they normally wear using the form talla de camisa.Tatoeba #6457243 by diegohn, translation #6457246 by diegohn
- Mi talla de camisa es 42.My shirt size is 42.
- ¿Qué talla de playera usas?What shirt size do you wear?
- ¿Qué talla lleva?What size do you wear?
- ¿Cuál es tu talla de camisa?What is your shirt size?
- Voy de compras y necesito saber mi talla de camisa.I'm going shopping and I need to know my shirt size.
- ¿Cuál es la talla de playera que sueles usar?What size t-shirt do you usually wear?
- ¿Me permite ver las camisetas en talla grande?May I see the t-shirts in large size, please?
- No sé mi talla de camisa.I don't know my shirt size.
- ¿Podría decirme su talla de camisa?Could you tell me your shirt size?
Example conversation
Lucía is helping Daniel buy a gift.
- Lucía¿Sabes cuál es la talla de camisa de tu hermano?Do you know your brother's shirt size?
- DanielCreo que es una mediana.I think it is a medium.
- LucíaVoy a buscar una de esa talla de camisa.I'm going to look for one in that shirt size.
- DanielGracias, Lucía.Thank you, Lucía.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries camisa, de, talla, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
