30 - 15+ Clothing Words in French
In this episode, you'll learn 15 clothing words in French! 👗👚 Stick until the end of the lesson for a little quiz.
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Links & Cheat Sheet
Lesson cheatsheet: 15+ Clothing Words in French 📝
Lesson exercises: French Exercises Library 📚
Transcript
Intro: Welcome to the French Made Easy podcast, where I give you all the basics you need to speak French clearly and confidently. I'm your host, Mathilde, and I'm a French teacher, mumpreneur, and bread and cheese lover. Join me as I dive into all things French for beginners, and deliver to you bite-sized and easy-to-follow lessons every Tuesday. Let's get started, "on commence"!
Hi everyone! Bonjour à tous! Welcome back to the French Made Easy podcast! This is episode number 30, numéro 30. Thanks for joining me here. In this lesson, you'll learn some vocabulary and more precisely, some clothing vocabulary. And stick until the end for a little quiz.
As usual, before we get started, download your lesson's cheat sheet, so you can read the words and hear them at the same time; it's free. After the lesson, head over to the French Made Easy Library, where you can download your lesson's exercises, and you know what? It's also free.
Ok, vous êtes prêts? Are you guys ready? C'est parti.
Répétez après moi, repeat after me:
les vêtements. (clothes)
les habits (clothes)
le T-shirt. We took that word from the English. (T-shirt.) Same spelling. Pretty easy for you.
la chemise (shirt)
le chemisier (blouse)
Just note that for this word, some French speakers tend to skip the "e." I do. For example, if I'm speaking at normal speed, which is quite fast actually. I'd say "un ch'misier. I skip the first "e." But that's just when speaking, you do have to write it with the "e" though.
Ok next.
le pull (jumper)
You might also hear people saying:
le pull-over. (jumper) Next:
le gilet (cardigan)
le pantalon (pants)
le jean. We also took that word from the English. (Jeans.) Easy.
la veste (jacket)
le manteau (coat)
la jupe (skirt)
la robe (dress)
le costume (suit)
le short. Again, we also took that word from the English. (Shorts.)
le survêtement. (Tracksuit) Again here, we tend to skip the second "e". “Le survêt'ment.”
Ok, I think we've got our 15 words.
Actually, there are 2 extra things I want you to learn today:
First, "Je mets," when we talk about clothes, is "I put on." It can have a different meaning, but in that context, it's "I put on." "Je mets."
Par exemple, "Je mets une veste." (I'm putting on a jacket.)
Second, "je porte" is "I wear." Again, it can have a different meaning, but in that context, it's "I wear." "Je porte."
Par exemple, "je porte une robe." (I'm wearing a dress.)
Donc, when we talk about clothes, "je mets" means "I put on," and "je porte" means "I wear."
QUIZ
Alright, now it's time for our little quiz:
So, I'll give you the English words first; then, you have a few seconds to translate in French.
Ready? On y va.
So, what's...
"skirt" in French -> la jupe
"I'm wearing a jacket" -> Je porte une veste
"cardigan" -> le gilet
"blouse" -> Le chemisier or le ch'misier, if you want to talk faster.
Ok, now let's do the reverse. I'll give you the French phrases first; then, you translate in English.
C'est quoi...
"les vêtements" in English? -> clothes
"je mets une chemise" -> I'm putting on a shirt
"le costume" -> suit
"je porte un survêtement" -> I'm wearing a tracksuit.
"le manteau" -> coat.
Alright, all done! How did you go?
That's the end of our lesson. Thank you so much for listening. Don't forget to go and download your exercises, so you can practice what you've learned. If you've enjoyed this episode, let me know on my website or on Instagram, I'd love to hear from you. I'll talk to you next week!
Merci beaucoup et à bientôt! 💗