Bonjour! My name is David! Welcome! Follow me on | la chemise shirt | le pantalon pants/trousers |
| le tee-shirt t-shirt | le jean jeans |
| le manteau coat | le haut top |
| le pull sweater | le short shorts |
| le pyjama pajamas | le chemisier blouse |
| la robe dress | la jupe skirt |
| la minijupe miniskirt | l'imperméable raincoat |
| le blouson jacket | l'anorak (m) ski jacket |
| le survêtement tracksuit | la veste jacket |
| le maillot (de bain) bathing suit | le soutien-gorge bra |
| la combinaison slip | le jupon half slip |
| les bas (m) stockings | le collant pantyhose/tights |
| la chemise de nuit nightgown | le bikini bikini |
| le costume suit | le smoking tuxedo |
| la cravate tie | le nœud papillon bow tie |
| la ceinture belt | le maillot de corps undershirt |
| le boxer-short boxer shorts | le caleçon underwear |
| les tennis (m) sneakers/trainers | les bottes (f) boots |
| les sandales (f) sandals | les chaussettes (f) socks |
In this lesson you will learn the words for different kinds of clothing (les vêtements) in French. As you read down the vocabulary list you will see that a lot of the words are very similar to English as they are borrowed from a language. For example, you’ll see that the words for jeans, shorts, jeans, and T-shirt are all borrow words. However, many words are unique to the French language and you must memorize them. You will also notice some words that are taken from English but are not the words we would say. These are called “faux amis” in French. Such words include pull for sweater, robe for dress, and costume for men’s suit and tennis for sneakers or trainers.
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