Are "talla" and "tamaño" interchangeable?

Question

Por ejemplo: "esa camisa es un pequeña tamaña", pero, creo que esta oración está válido también, "esa camisa es un pequeña talla". ¿Estoy equivocado?

¡Gracias!

Answer 1

Generally speaking "talla" refers to clothing size, "Número refers to shoe size" and "tamaño refers to the concept of size in general. For example: "cual talla usas? (what size do you wear? [clothing] or "Cuál número calzas? (what {shoe} size do you wear?) "Tamaño can be used, but generally not in reference to a specific size number. For example, "talla 10" is correct "tamaño 10" is not. "Me hace falta una talla más grande" and "me hace falta un tamaño más grande" are both correct.

Answer 2

• una pepsi grande
• una pepsi mediana
• una pepsi pequeña

or

• un vaso grande de pepsi
• un vaso mediano de pepsi
• un vaso pequeño de pepsi

Thanks, but how would I ask "What size would you like?" ... "Cual tamano de vaso?" - aceydoubleyou, Apr 27, 2010

Yeah, tamaño would work in this instance, as it isn't referring to clothing, generally speaking... here it is more about quantity, so should be fine! :) - cristalino, Oct 1, 2011

Answer 3

What about sizes for drinks (as in when you ask a customer do you want a small, medium, or large pepsi)?

Answer 4

"esa camisa es de tamaño pequeño" "esa camisa es de talla pequeña" are both ok.