Vocabulary - clothes and colours
Vocabulary
Clothes
Pour aller à l’école je porte une chemise blanche, une cravate bleu foncé, un pantalon noir et un pull bleu. On doit porter des chaussures noires. - To go to school I wear a white shirt, a dark blue tie, black trousers and a blue sweater. You have to wear black shoes.
Le weekend, je mets un jean, un tee-shirt et mon haut à capuche jaune. J’aime porter ma ceinture noire aussi. - At the weekend, I put on jeans, a T-shirt and my yellow hoodie. I like wearing my black belt too.
Pour aller en ville, je porte toujours des baskets blanches, mon blouson préféré et une casquette rouge. - To go into town, I always wear white trainers, my favourite jacket and a red basketball cap.
L’hiver, quand il fait froid, je mets un grand manteau et je porte une écharpe en laine. - In winter, when it's cold, I put on a big coat and I wear a wool scarf.
À la plage je porte un short, un tee-shirt blanc et, bien-sûr, un chapeau. - At the beach I wear shorts, a white T-shirt and, of course, a hat.
Describing clothes in more detail
Ma sœur adore sa robe blanche à pois roses. - My sister loves her white dress with pink spots.
Je vais porter ma jupe noire en cuir et des collants. - I'm going to wear my black leather skirt and a pair of tights.
Tu aimes ma chemise à carreaux en coton ? - Do you like my checked cotton shirt?
Elle est belle, ta chemise à fleurs. - Your flowery shirt is lovely.
Je vais acheter une écharpe en laine pour ma grand-mère. - I'm going to buy a woollen scarf for my grandmother.
Il a acheté un jean étroit. - He bought some skinny jeans.
Ce pull est trop petit pour moi. - This sweater is too small for me.
L’été, je préfère porter des vêtements plus larges. - In the summer I prefer to wear baggy clothes.
Vous voudriez essayer la même veste en taille moyenne ? - Would you like to try the same jacket in a medium size?
Je voudrais changer ce blouson, s’il vous plait, il est trop grand. - I’d like to change this jacket, please, it’s too big.
J’adore ce tricot rayé. - I love this striped jumper.
Vocabulary
Colours
In French, words for colours go after the item of clothing. For example:
un pull noir (a black jumper) or une jupe bleue (a blue skirt).
Colours, like other Used to describe nouns and must agree with the nouns they are describing., must always agree with the The name of a thing such as an object, a place or a person. Nouns are often described as naming words.. If the clothes item is All nouns in French are either masculine or feminine., add -e to the colour, if it is More than one of an item., add -s (All nouns in French are either masculine or feminine.) or -es (feminine).
Some colours are irregular. For example:
blanc / blanche / blancs / blanches.
Rouge (red) and rose (pink) stay the same for masculine and feminine nouns, and just add an -s for plural nouns.
Orange and marron don’t change at all.
See the adjectives guide for more information on how to use adjectives.
Question
Which of the following descriptions are correct?
Can you add further detail?
- Karina porte une jupe rose et un chapeau blanc.
- Sara a un jean et des baskets violettes.
- Véronique porte une robe jaune et des chaussures orange.
- Nadine a mis un pantalon noir et un tee-shirt blanc.
All are correct except Sara's description - she is wearing pink shorts rather than jeans.
Examples of further details:
- Véronique porte une robe jaune et des chaussures orange à talons hauts. – Véronique is wearing a yellow dress and orange high heeled shoes.
- Sara a un short rose, un haut/tee-shirt bleu et des baskets violettes. – Sara is wearing pink shorts, a blue top/t-shirt and purple trainers.
- Nadine a mis un pantalon noir et un tee-shirt blanc. Elle porte de grosses boucles d’oreille, des lunettes rouges et des baskets bleues et blanches. – Nadine is wearing black trousers and a white t-shirt. She is wearing big earrings, red glasses and blue and white trainers.
- Karina porte des sandales, une jupe rose, un chemisier vert et un chapeau blanc. Elle porte un collier et elle a un sac blanc. – Karine is wearing sandals, a pink skirt, a green blouse and a white hat. She is wearing a necklace and is carrying a white bag.
