Clothes (Les Vêtements)

Clothes

In this lesson you'll learn the French words for clothing items. You'll also learn some common phrases related to clothes. Pictures are shown with most of the words to make it easier to learn the French words introduced in this lesson.

This lesson includes online flashcards to help you improve your French vocabulary.

Jackets (Les Vestes)

Blazer
la veste
Fleece Jacket
la veste légère
Leather Jacket
le blouson en cuir
Rain Jacket
la veste (de pluie)
Raincoat
l'imperméable
Ski Jacket
le anorak
Coat
le manteau

Shirts (Les Chemises)

t-shirt
le tee-shirt
Dress Shirt
la chemise
Blouse
le chemisier, la blouse
Polo Shirt
la chemise de polo
Rugby Shirt
la chemise de rugby
Sweatshirt
le sweat-shirt
Sweater
le pull

Trousers, Pants, Shorts (Les Pantalons)

Jeans
le jean
Dress Pants
le pantalon de costume
Pants, Trousers
le pantalon
Shorts
le short
Swim Trunks
le maillot (de bain)
Skirt
la jupe
Dress
la robe

Shoes (Les Chaussures)

Boot
la botte
Dress Shoe
les chaussures
High Heels
les chaussures à talons
Hiking Boots
les chaussures de randonnée
Rain Boots
les bottes de pluie
Running Shoe
les baskets
Sandal
la sandale
Slippers
les pantoufles

Miscellaneous

Belt
la ceinture
Tie
la cravate
Button
le bouton
Zipper
la fermeture éclair
Socks
les chaussettes
Fedora
le chapeau
Baseball Cap
la casquette
Gloves
les gants
le col the collar
le costume the suit
la poche the pocket
la manche the sleeve
le lacet de chaussure the shoelace
le sous-vêtement the underwear
le caleçon the underwear (men's)
la culotte the panties
le soutien-gorge the bra
le pyjama the pajamas

Verbs

habiller to dress
s'habiller to get dressed
se déshabiller to get undressed
mettre to put on
enlever to take off
se changer to get changed
se changer en to get changed into
faire la lessive to do the laundry
repasser to iron
laver to wash
sécher to dry

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Phrases

She put on her jacket. Elle a mis sur sa veste.
He took off his shoes. Il a enlevé ses chaussures.
I'm wearing my new shirt. Je porte ma nouvelle chemise.
I have to do the laundry. Je dois faire la lessive.
I'm putting the clothes in the dryer. Je mets les vêtements dans la sécheuse.

Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the French words for clothing items.

Quiz

Take the online quiz to see how well you know the French words for clothing items.