What's the appropriate response to the "door knock" when you are in a fitting room?

Question

I'm an international student and I have had this question for a long time: When I'm trying on clothes in a store fitting room, the store employee sometimes knocks on the door to see if the fitting room is occupied. How should I response to that? Also, is there another way to refer to the people who works in the store other than"*store employee*"?

Answer 1

Hello!

When someone knocks on the fitting room door, you can say:

1. Occupied.
2. Someone's in here.

Both of these are acceptable.

In English, unlike other languages, we do not refer to store employees with a specific title. Instead, you can use the common Miss, Ma'am, or Sir to get someone's attention. You can also simply say Excuse me.

~ Alex