👕 Clothing

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In this section you'll learn useful English vocabulary for clothing, shoes, accessories, and outfits, along with common expressions for describing what people wear and shopping for clothes. Each English word or phrase includes translations in Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Portuguese.

🟢 Basic Clothing Vocabulary

👕 Shirt

🇪🇸 Spanish: Camisa
🇫🇷 French: Chemise
🇩🇪 German: Hemd
🇮🇹 Italian: Camicia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Camisa

👕 T-shirt

🇪🇸 Spanish: Camiseta
🇫🇷 French: T-shirt
🇩🇪 German: T-Shirt
🇮🇹 Italian: Maglietta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Camiseta

👖 Pants

🇪🇸 Spanish: Pantalones
🇫🇷 French: Pantalon
🇩🇪 German: Hose
🇮🇹 Italian: Pantaloni
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Calças

👖 Jeans

🇪🇸 Spanish: Vaqueros / Jeans
🇫🇷 French: Jean
🇩🇪 German: Jeans
🇮🇹 Italian: Jeans
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Jeans

👗 Dress

🇪🇸 Spanish: Vestido
🇫🇷 French: Robe
🇩🇪 German: Kleid
🇮🇹 Italian: Vestito
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vestido

👒 Skirt

🇪🇸 Spanish: Falda
🇫🇷 French: Jupe
🇩🇪 German: Rock
🇮🇹 Italian: Gonna
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Saia

🩳 Shorts

🇪🇸 Spanish: Pantalones cortos
🇫🇷 French: Short
🇩🇪 German: Shorts
🇮🇹 Italian: Pantaloncini
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Shorts

🧥 Jacket

🇪🇸 Spanish: Chaqueta
🇫🇷 French: Veste
🇩🇪 German: Jacke
🇮🇹 Italian: Giacca
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Jaqueta

🟡 More Clothing & Shoes

🧥 Coat

🇪🇸 Spanish: Abrigo
🇫🇷 French: Manteau
🇩🇪 German: Mantel
🇮🇹 Italian: Cappotto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Casaco

🧶 Sweater

🇪🇸 Spanish: Suéter
🇫🇷 French: Pull
🇩🇪 German: Pullover
🇮🇹 Italian: Maglione
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Suéter

👟 Shoes

🇪🇸 Spanish: Zapatos
🇫🇷 French: Chaussures
🇩🇪 German: Schuhe
🇮🇹 Italian: Scarpe
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sapatos

👟 Sneakers

🇪🇸 Spanish: Zapatillas
🇫🇷 French: Baskets
🇩🇪 German: Turnschuhe
🇮🇹 Italian: Scarpe da ginnastica
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tênis

🥾 Boots

🇪🇸 Spanish: Botas
🇫🇷 French: Bottes
🇩🇪 German: Stiefel
🇮🇹 Italian: Stivali
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Botas

🩴 Sandals

🇪🇸 Spanish: Sandalias
🇫🇷 French: Sandales
🇩🇪 German: Sandalen
🇮🇹 Italian: Sandali
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sandálias

🧦 Socks

🇪🇸 Spanish: Calcetines
🇫🇷 French: Chaussettes
🇩🇪 German: Socken
🇮🇹 Italian: Calzini
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Meias

🩱 Swimsuit

🇪🇸 Spanish: Traje de baño
🇫🇷 French: Maillot de bain
🇩🇪 German: Badeanzug / Badehose
🇮🇹 Italian: Costume da bagno
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Roupa de banho

👜 Accessories

👒 Hat

🇪🇸 Spanish: Sombrero
🇫🇷 French: Chapeau
🇩🇪 German: Hut
🇮🇹 Italian: Cappello
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Chapéu

🧢 Cap

🇪🇸 Spanish: Gorra
🇫🇷 French: Casquette
🇩🇪 German: Kappe
🇮🇹 Italian: Berretto
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Boné

🧣 Scarf

🇪🇸 Spanish: Bufanda
🇫🇷 French: Écharpe
🇩🇪 German: Schal
🇮🇹 Italian: Sciarpa
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Cachecol

🧤 Gloves

🇪🇸 Spanish: Guantes
🇫🇷 French: Gants
🇩🇪 German: Handschuhe
🇮🇹 Italian: Guanti
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Luvas

👓 Sunglasses

🇪🇸 Spanish: Gafas de sol
🇫🇷 French: Lunettes de soleil
🇩🇪 German: Sonnenbrille
🇮🇹 Italian: Occhiali da sole
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Óculos de sol

👜 Bag

🇪🇸 Spanish: Bolso / Bolsa
🇫🇷 French: Sac
🇩🇪 German: Tasche
🇮🇹 Italian: Borsa
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Bolsa

⌚ Watch

🇪🇸 Spanish: Reloj
🇫🇷 French: Montre
🇩🇪 German: Uhr
🇮🇹 Italian: Orologio
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Relógio

👔 Tie

🇪🇸 Spanish: Corbata
🇫🇷 French: Cravate
🇩🇪 German: Krawatte
🇮🇹 Italian: Cravatta
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gravata

👕 English Tip

Unlike Spanish, English nouns do not have grammatical gender. Words like shirt, dress, coat, and skirt always stay the same and do not change because they are masculine or feminine.

English adjectives also never change their form.

The red shirt
🇪🇸 La camisa roja
🇫🇷 La chemise rouge
🇩🇪 Das rote Hemd
🇮🇹 La camicia rossa
🇵🇹 A camisa vermelha

The black dress
🇪🇸 El vestido negro
🇫🇷 La robe noire
🇩🇪 Das schwarze Kleid
🇮🇹 Il vestito nero
🇵🇹 O vestido preto

The new pants
🇪🇸 Los pantalones nuevos
🇫🇷 Le nouveau pantalon
🇩🇪 Die neue Hose
🇮🇹 I pantaloni nuovi
🇵🇹 As calças novas

🧥 Talking About What You Wear

👕 Wear

🇪🇸 Spanish: Llevar
🇫🇷 French: Porter
🇩🇪 German: Tragen
🇮🇹 Italian: Indossare
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Usar / Vestir

👗 Put on

🇪🇸 Spanish: Ponerse
🇫🇷 French: Mettre
🇩🇪 German: Anziehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Mettersi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vestir

🧥 Take off

🇪🇸 Spanish: Quitarse
🇫🇷 French: Enlever
🇩🇪 German: Ausziehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Togliersi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tirar

👚 Get dressed

🇪🇸 Spanish: Vestirse
🇫🇷 French: S'habiller
🇩🇪 German: Sich anziehen
🇮🇹 Italian: Vestirsi
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Vestir-se

✨ Fit (look good on someone)

🇪🇸 Spanish: Quedar bien
🇫🇷 French: Aller bien
🇩🇪 German: Gut passen
🇮🇹 Italian: Stare bene
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Ficar bem

📏 Size

🇪🇸 Spanish: Talla
🇫🇷 French: Taille
🇩🇪 German: Größe
🇮🇹 Italian: Taglia
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tamanho

🛍️ Useful Clothing & Shopping Phrases

👕 Do you have this shirt in another size?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Tiene esta camisa en otra talla?
🇫🇷 French: Avez-vous cette chemise dans une autre taille ?
🇩🇪 German: Haben Sie dieses Hemd in einer anderen Größe?
🇮🇹 Italian: Ha questa camicia in un'altra taglia?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Tem esta camisa em outro tamanho?

💰 How much does this jacket cost?

🇪🇸 Spanish: ¿Cuánto cuesta esta chaqueta?
🇫🇷 French: Combien coûte cette veste ?
🇩🇪 German: Wie viel kostet diese Jacke?
🇮🇹 Italian: Quanto costa questa giacca?
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quanto custa esta jaqueta?

👗 I like the dress, but I prefer another color.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Me gusta el vestido, pero prefiero otro color.
🇫🇷 French: J'aime cette robe, mais je préfère une autre couleur.
🇩🇪 German: Mir gefällt das Kleid, aber ich bevorzuge eine andere Farbe.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mi piace il vestito, ma preferisco un altro colore.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Gosto do vestido, mas prefiro outra cor.

👟 These shoes are a little big on me.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Estos zapatos me quedan un poco grandes.
🇫🇷 French: Ces chaussures sont un peu trop grandes pour moi.
🇩🇪 German: Diese Schuhe sind mir etwas zu groß.
🇮🇹 Italian: Queste scarpe mi stanno un po' grandi.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Estes sapatos ficaram um pouco grandes em mim.

☀️ Dressing for the Weather

❄️ When it's cold, I wear a coat and a scarf.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Cuando hace frío, llevo un abrigo y una bufanda.
🇫🇷 French: Quand il fait froid, je porte un manteau et une écharpe.
🇩🇪 German: Wenn es kalt ist, trage ich einen Mantel und einen Schal.
🇮🇹 Italian: Quando fa freddo, indosso un cappotto e una sciarpa.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Quando faz frio, uso um casaco e um cachecol.

☀️ In summer, I prefer to wear shorts and sandals.

🇪🇸 Spanish: En verano prefiero llevar pantalones cortos y sandalias.
🇫🇷 French: En été, je préfère porter un short et des sandales.
🇩🇪 German: Im Sommer trage ich lieber Shorts und Sandalen.
🇮🇹 Italian: In estate preferisco indossare pantaloncini e sandali.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: No verão prefiro usar shorts e sandálias.

🌧️ Today I'm wearing a jacket because it looks like it's going to rain.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Hoy llevo una chaqueta porque parece que va a llover.
🇫🇷 French: Aujourd'hui je porte une veste parce qu'il semble qu'il va pleuvoir.
🇩🇪 German: Heute trage ich eine Jacke, weil es nach Regen aussieht.
🇮🇹 Italian: Oggi indosso una giacca perché sembra che pioverà.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Hoje estou usando uma jaqueta porque parece que vai chover.

🕶️ I don't go out without my sunglasses when it's very sunny.

🇪🇸 Spanish: No salgo sin mis gafas de sol cuando hace mucho sol.
🇫🇷 French: Je ne sors jamais sans mes lunettes de soleil quand il fait très beau.
🇩🇪 German: Ich gehe bei starkem Sonnenschein nie ohne Sonnenbrille hinaus.
🇮🇹 Italian: Non esco senza i miei occhiali da sole quando c'è molto sole.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Não saio sem meus óculos de sol quando faz muito sol.

💬 Everyday Conversations

Shopping for clothes

A: Can I try on this jacket?
B: Of course. The fitting room is in the back.

🇪🇸 A: ¿Puedo probarme esta chaqueta?
🇪🇸 B: Claro. El probador está al fondo.

🇫🇷 A: Puis-je essayer cette veste ?
🇫🇷 B: Bien sûr. La cabine d'essayage est au fond.

🇩🇪 A: Kann ich diese Jacke anprobieren?
🇩🇪 B: Natürlich. Die Umkleidekabine ist hinten.

🇮🇹 A: Posso provare questa giacca?
🇮🇹 B: Certo. Il camerino è in fondo.

🇵🇹 A: Posso experimentar esta jaqueta?
🇵🇹 B: Claro. O provador fica no fundo.

Choosing an outfit

A: What are you going to wear tonight?
B: I think I'm going to wear my blue shirt and black pants.

🇪🇸 A: ¿Qué vas a llevar esta noche?
🇪🇸 B: Creo que voy a llevar mi camisa azul y unos pantalones negros.

🇫🇷 A: Que vas-tu porter ce soir ?
🇫🇷 B: Je pense que je vais porter ma chemise bleue et un pantalon noir.

🇩🇪 A: Was wirst du heute Abend anziehen?
🇩🇪 B: Ich glaube, ich werde mein blaues Hemd und eine schwarze Hose tragen.

🇮🇹 A: Cosa indosserai stasera?
🇮🇹 B: Penso che indosserò la mia camicia blu e dei pantaloni neri.

🇵🇹 A: O que você vai vestir esta noite?
🇵🇹 B: Acho que vou vestir minha camisa azul e uma calça preta.

📝 Example Sentences

👟 I bought some comfortable sneakers for walking around the city.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Compré unas zapatillas cómodas para caminar por la ciudad.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai acheté des baskets confortables pour marcher en ville.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe bequeme Turnschuhe zum Spazieren in der Stadt gekauft.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho comprato delle scarpe da ginnastica comode per camminare in città.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Comprei um tênis confortável para caminhar pela cidade.

👗 My sister found the perfect dress for the party.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Mi hermana encontró el vestido perfecto para la fiesta.
🇫🇷 French: Ma sœur a trouvé la robe parfaite pour la fête.
🇩🇪 German: Meine Schwester hat das perfekte Kleid für die Party gefunden.
🇮🇹 Italian: Mia sorella ha trovato il vestito perfetto per la festa.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Minha irmã encontrou o vestido perfeito para a festa.

🧥 I left my coat at home, and now I'm cold.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Dejé mi abrigo en casa y ahora tengo frío.
🇫🇷 French: J'ai laissé mon manteau à la maison et maintenant j'ai froid.
🇩🇪 German: Ich habe meinen Mantel zu Hause gelassen und jetzt ist mir kalt.
🇮🇹 Italian: Ho lasciato il cappotto a casa e adesso ho freddo.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Deixei meu casaco em casa e agora estou com frio.

🧢 I always wear a cap when I spend the day outdoors.

🇪🇸 Spanish: Siempre llevo una gorra cuando paso el día al aire libre.
🇫🇷 French: Je porte toujours une casquette quand je passe la journée dehors.
🇩🇪 German: Ich trage immer eine Kappe, wenn ich den Tag draußen verbringe.
🇮🇹 Italian: Indosso sempre un cappellino quando passo la giornata all'aperto.
🇵🇹 Portuguese: Sempre uso um boné quando passo o dia ao ar livre.

🏆 Final Practice

Try saying each English phrase before pressing play.

I’m wearing a blue shirt.
I need to buy new shoes.
Do you have this jacket in another size?
These pants fit me well.
I'm going to put on a coat.
What are you going to wear tonight?