Where you are
You are near the fitting rooms with one blue shirt in your hand.
Escenario 3 · Rol A
The blue shirt is too small
Friendly and clear. You tried on a shirt and need help. You start. About 6 turns · 4 minutes.
Your screen only. Don't show it. Say the colour, size and event before you choose another item.
Tu información
You are near the fitting rooms with one blue shirt in your hand.
You want a simple blue shirt for a family lunch tomorrow.
You wear an old sports shirt to the family lunch.
Notas, no frases
| Now | Saturday · 3:20 p.m. |
| Shirt tried | blue · size S · plain |
| Problem | too small at shoulders |
| Size you need | M |
| Colour | blue · not red |
| Budget | maximum 90,000 pesos |
| Event | family lunch · Sunday 12:30 p.m. |
| Receipt | not bought yet |
Palabras para esta situación
| Word | What it is | Here |
|---|---|---|
| budget | the money available to spend | your 90,000-peso limit |
| fitting room | a private place to try on clothes | where you tried size S |
| plain | with no large picture or pattern | the style you prefer |
| shoulders | the top parts of the body beside the neck | where the shirt is tight |
| size | a letter or number for how big clothes are | S or M |
| sleeve | the part of a shirt that covers an arm | one detail to check |
| too small | not big enough | the problem with size S |
| try on | put on clothes to check them | what you do before buying |
Ayuda común
Use blocks 1, 2, 4 [jargon], 5, 6 and 8. Show the shirt. Give size, colour and price limit separately.
Solo para tu rol
| Purpose | Form | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| asking for another size | Do you have this in size M? | request the first choice clearly |
| checking the price | How much is this shirt? | protect the budget before trying it |
| explaining the problem | This shirt is too small here. | point to the shoulders and name the issue |
| giving the colour limit | I need blue, not red. | remove an option simply |
| rejecting a design | Sorry, I don’t like the large picture. | say no to the design politely |
| verifying the alternative | So: blue, size M, 85,000 pesos? | check the available option |
Cuándo terminar
Close when both people say the same three details:
Después de hablar
Para repasar
Blue, plain, striped y small describen las opciones con una sola característica cada vez.
This shirt y this one ayudan a señalar la prenda concreta durante la conversación.
I don’t like y we don’t have expresan preferencia y falta de inventario.
Do you have y do you need permiten pedir talla y comprobar la necesidad.
There is one shirt y there are two sizes describen el inventario disponible.
Can arrive, can try y can’t order delimitan lo posible hoy y lo que queda para después.
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