This is a list of 30 common words for talking about clothes in French, each with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. Play any word to hear it, check yourself in the quiz and download the list for Anki or Quizlet.
Clothes in French: la chemise, le T-shirt, le pantalon, le jean, le short, la jupe, la robe. The table below gives all 30 words with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence. A quiz of 10 questions checks what you remember, and the list can be downloaded for a spreadsheet, Quizlet or Anki.
| Word | Translation | Example |
|---|---|---|
| la chemise /ʃəmiz/ | shirt | Il porte une chemise blanche au travail. He wears a white shirt to work. |
| le T-shirt | T-shirt | Je mets un T-shirt bleu aujourd'hui. I am putting on a blue t-shirt today. |
| le pantalon /pɑ̃talɔ̃/ | trousers | Mon pantalon noir est dans la chambre. My black trousers are in the bedroom. |
| le jean /ʒɑ̃/ | jeans | Elle porte un jean confortable le week-end. She wears comfortable jeans on the weekend. |
| le short /ʃɔʁt/ | shorts | Les enfants portent un short en été. The children wear shorts in summer. |
| la jupe /ʒyp/ | skirt | Ma sœur achète une jupe rouge aujourd'hui. My sister is buying a red skirt today. |
| la robe /ʁɔb/ | dress | Elle porte une robe élégante pour la fête. She wears an elegant dress to the party. |
| la veste /vɛst/ | jacket | Je prends ma veste avant de sortir. I am taking my jacket before going out. |
| le manteau /mɑ̃to/ | coat | Il met son manteau quand il fait froid. He puts on his coat when it is cold. |
| le pull | sweater | Je porte un pull chaud en hiver. I wear a warm sweater in winter. |
| le sweat à capuche | hoodie | Mon frère porte un sweat à capuche gris. My brother wears a gray hoodie. |
| le costume /kɔstym/ | suit | Il porte un costume pour son entretien. He wears a suit for his interview. |
| la cravate /kʁavat/ | tie | Mon père met une cravate bleue au bureau. My father puts on a blue tie at the office. |
| la chaussette /ʃosɛt/ | sock | Je cherche une chaussette propre ce matin. I am looking for a clean sock this morning. |
| la chaussure /ʃosyʁ/ | shoe | Cette chaussure me fait mal au pied. This shoe hurts my foot. |
| la botte /bɔt/ | boot | Elle porte des bottes sous la pluie. She wears boots in the rain. |
| la basket /baskɛt/ | sneaker | Je mets mes baskets pour courir. I put on my sneakers to run. |
| la sandale /sɑ̃dal/ | sandal | Elle porte des sandales pendant les vacances. She wears sandals during vacation. |
| le chausson /ʃosɔ̃/ | slipper | Je mets mes chaussons à la maison. I put on my slippers at home. |
| le chapeau /ʃapo/ | hat | Il porte un chapeau au soleil. He wears a hat in the sun. |
| la casquette /kaskɛt/ | cap | Mon fils porte une casquette rouge. My son wears a red cap. |
| l'écharpe /eʃaʁp/ Feminine: l'écharpe is feminine. | scarf | Je mets une écharpe quand il fait froid. I put on a scarf when it is cold. |
| le gant /ɡɑ̃/ | glove | Elle porte des gants en hiver. She wears gloves in winter. |
| la ceinture /sɛ̃tyʁ/ | belt | Il attache sa ceinture avant de partir. He fastens his belt before leaving. |
| le pyjama /piʒama/ | pyjamas | Les enfants mettent leur pyjama après le bain. The children put on their pyjamas after their bath. |
| les sous-vêtements /suvɛtmɑ̃/ | underwear | Je range mes sous-vêtements dans le tiroir. I put my underwear away in the drawer. |
| le maillot de bain /majo də bɛ̃/ | swimsuit | Elle prend son maillot de bain bleu. She takes her blue swimsuit. |
| l'imperméable /ɛ̃pɛʁmeabl/ L'imperméable is masculine. | raincoat | Je porte un imperméable sous la pluie. I wear a raincoat in the rain. |
| le chemisier /ʃəmizje/ | blouse | Elle porte un chemisier blanc au bureau. She wears a white blouse at the office. |
| les lunettes de soleil /lynɛt də solɛj/ | sunglasses | Je porte des lunettes de soleil à la plage. I wear sunglasses at the beach. |
The list on this page has 30 words. The first ones are la chemise (shirt), le T-shirt (T-shirt), le pantalon (trousers). Each comes with IPA, audio, a translation and an example sentence.
Take the quiz on this page, then download the list for Anki or Quizlet and review a few words every day. In Lingo7 you can read books in French with a translation under every sentence and meet the same words in context.
Press the play button next to a word or an example sentence to hear it. The IPA under each word shows the sounds too: l'écharpe is pronounced /eʃaʁp/.