Talking about clothes in Spanish
#warning-I know there are hundreds and hundreds of words related to clothing, I just want to give you some basic that you can keep in your cheat sheet 🙂
Let’s make some categories as clothes is a huge category
We are going to start for some verbs you can use talking about clothes
Llevar puesto-to wear
Hoy llevo puesto unos vaqueros y una camiseta-“today I am wearing a jeans and a t-shirt”
Vestirse-to dress
María siempre se viste con faldas– “María always dresses skirts”
Quedar bien/mal-to suit
Los pantalones cortos no me quedan bien-“shorts don’t suit me”
Hacer juego-to match
Me encantan tus zapatos, hacen juego con mi bolso-“I love your shoes, they match my handbag”
Algunas preguntas que podemos hacer son-some questions we can use are-
-¿Qué llevas puesto?-“What are you wearing?”
-¿Cuál es tu estilo?- “what is your style?”
-¿Cómo me queda este vestido?-“How does this dress suit me?” or to be more general you could ask ¿me queda bien?-“Does it suit me?”
Let’s pass to the heavy staff now, words….
-hombres–Men
Corbata tie
Pajarita bow tie
Traje suit
Calzoncillos underpants
-mujeres–Women
Vestido dress
Blusa blouse
Falda skirt
Medias stockings
Zapatos de tacón o tacones high heels
Sujetador bra
Bragas knickers
-Ambos-both
Abrigo coat
Guantes gloves
Bufanda scarf
Chandal tracksuit
Chaqueta jacket
Jersey jumper
Chaleco vest
Sudadera hoodie
Pantalones trousers
Vaqueros jeans
Zapatos shoes
Camisa shirt
Camiseta t-shirt
Calcetines socks
Bañador swimsuit
Albornoz bath robe
Pijama pyjama
Bata robe
Impermeable raincoat
–Accesorios/complementos–accessories
Cinto or cinturón belt
Bolso handbag
Gorra cup
Sombrero hat
Collar necklace
Pendientes earrings
Anillo ring
Gafas (de sol) (sun) glasses
Pulsera bracelet
Gemelos cufflinks
Reloj watch
Chanclas flip flop
Sandalias sandals
Cremallera zipp
Tirantes braces
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Algunos tejidos–some fabrics
Algodón cotton
Lana wool
Franela flannel
Terciopelo velvet
Pana corduroy
Seda silk
And last but not least some solores y estampados “colours and prints”
Negro black
Blanco white
Gris grey
Amarillo yellow
Azul blue
Verde green
Rojo red
Naranja orange
Rosa pink
Morado purple
De cuadros squared
De rayas striped
De lunares polka dots
And that is all for now amigos, I hope you enjoyed today’s blog and you learnt at least one new thing, now as usual it is time for some homework, I am going to be nosy today and I would love if you could leave a comment below letting me know…
¿qué llevas puesto hoy?-what are you wearing today?
Yo llevo unos pantalones azules y un jersey rosa –“ I am wearing blue trousers and a pink jumper”
Looking forward to reading your comment!
If you would like too know the meaning of any other clothes, colours, prints etc….just let a comment too and I will reply straight away. Also remember that now it is your turn, if you like the post or you know someone who is learning Spanish and could take advantages of this blog, please SHARE IT! Let’s spread the Spanish word around 🙂
I hope you enjoy this blog and found it useful.
I will write you soon 🙂
One Response to “Talking about clothes in Spanish”
Joanne
Hola Blanca y muchas gracias por este artículo.
Hoy llevo puesto unos vaqueros y un jersey turquesa verde. 🙂