English grammar
What size? — and plural clothes (trousers)
Buy clothes and give your size.
From the scene What size?
In short
For clothes ask the size, and for shoes the shoe size. Trousers are always plural: some trousers.
Your turn
Which one goes with the answer?
Options: What size? · What shoe size? (not number) · Size thirty-eight.
Show answer
the answer → Size thirty-eight.
How it works
Ask What size? for clothes: Size thirty-eight. For shoes, ask What shoe size? (not "What number?").
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Yes, I need shoes. And a (blank).
Options: trousers · dress · size
Show answer
Yes, I need shoes. And a dress.
Sí, necesito zapatos. Y un vestido.
Good to know
Trousers and jeans are always plural: some trousers, the trousers (not a trouser).
Your turn
Pick the word that fits the line.
Shoes, (blank) thirty-nine. Dress, size thirty-eight.
Options: number · measure · size
Show answer
Shoes, size thirty-nine. Dress, size thirty-eight.
Zapatos, el treinta y nueve. Vestido, talla treinta y ocho.
clothes What size?
Javi
What size?
¿Qué talla?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)?
Options: What size · Size thirty-eight · What shoe size
Show answer
Javi
What size?
¿Qué talla?
the answer Size thirty-eight.
Nuria
Size thirty-eight.
Talla treinta y ocho.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank).
Options: What shoe size · Size thirty-eight · What size
Show answer
Nuria
Size thirty-eight.
Talla treinta y ocho.
shoes What shoe size? (not number)
Javi
What shoe size? And what dress size?
¿Qué número de zapatos? ¿Y qué talla de vestido?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank)? And what dress size?
Options: What size · Size thirty-eight · What shoe size
Show answer
Javi
What shoe size? And what dress size?
¿Qué número de zapatos? ¿Y qué talla de vestido?
always plural some trousers (not a trouser)
Nuria
I need some trousers.
Necesito unos pantalones.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
I need (blank).
Options: What size · Size thirty-eight · some trousers
Show answer
Nuria
I need some trousers.
Necesito unos pantalones.
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| clothes | What size? |
|---|---|
| the answer | Size thirty-eight. |
| shoes | What shoe size? (not number) |
| always plural | some trousers (not a trouser) |
More lines from the story
- NuriaYes, I need shoes. And a dress.Sí, necesito zapatos. Y un vestido.
- NuriaShoes, size thirty-nine. Dress, size thirty-eight.Zapatos, el treinta y nueve. Vestido, talla treinta y ocho.