French Vocabulary
Clothing, Apparel Materials & Fashion Aesthetics
Garment categories, fabric names, sizes, and phrases for trying on and purchasing clothes.
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Garment categories, fabric names, sizes, and phrases for trying on and purchasing clothes.
Vocabulary
Les vêtements (Clothing)
The vocabulary of clothing is frequently combined with colours and descriptive adjectives. For the agreement rules of adjectives, see colours and basic descriptive adjectives. The present lesson provides the names of garments, common fabrics, and the phrases needed for shopping in a clothing store.
Vêtements pour le haut (Upper body)
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le chemisier | blouse (women) |
| la chemise | shirt (men/women) |
| le t‑shirt | t‑shirt |
| le pull | sweater / jumper |
| la veste | jacket |
| le manteau | coat |
Vêtements pour le bas (Lower body)
| French | English |
|---|---|
| le pantalon | trousers |
| le jean | jeans |
| la jupe | skirt |
| la robe | dress |
| le short | shorts |
Les accessoires et chaussures
| French | English |
|---|---|
| les chaussures (f) | shoes |
| les baskets (f) | trainers / sneakers |
| les bottes (f) | boots |
| le chapeau | hat |
| l’écharpe (f) | scarf |
| les gants (m) | gloves |
| la ceinture | belt |
| le sac à main | handbag |
Les matières (Materials)
| French | English |
|---|---|
| en coton | cotton |
| en laine | wool |
| en cuir | leather |
| en soie | silk |
| en jean | denim |
| en polyester | polyester |
Dans un magasin de vêtements
The following phrases are useful when shopping for clothes:
- Quelle taille faites-vous ? (What size are you?)
- Je fais du 38 / du M. (I’m size 38 / M.)
- Je peux essayer ? (Can I try on?)
- La cabine d’essayage est au fond. (The fitting room is at the back.)
- C’est trop grand / trop petit / trop serré. (It’s too big / small / tight.)
Examples
- Je cherche un chemisier en coton, taille 38. De quelle couleur ?Un chemisier (blouse), en coton (cotton), taille (size).
- Ce pantalon est trop serré. Vous l'avez en plus grand ?Trop serré (too tight). L’avez = l’ + avez, replacing le pantalon.
Related searches
These are the main phrases this lesson covers: