Basic Spanish Vocabulary: Clothes

(la) ropa  clothes
(el) jersey  pullover
(la) camisa shirt
(la) blusa blouse
(la) camiseta  T-shirt
(la) manga  sleeve

• camiseta de manga corta x camiseta de manga larga  (short sleeved t-shirt  x long sleeved t-shirt)

(la) raya  stripe

• camiseta de rayas verdes (T-shirt with green stripes)

(el) sujetador  bra

! (la) gorra means cap and
  (el) gorro means hat, bonnet

(la) chaqueta jacket
(el) vestido dress
(la) falda skirt
(la) minifalda miniskirt

(el) bolso bag
(el) pijama pyjamas
(el) suéter sweater

(el) traje suit
(la) bufanda scarf
(el) abrigo coat
(el) chaleco waistcoat
(la) pajarita bow tie
(el) cinturón belt

(el) anillo ring
(el) collar necklace
(el) reloj watch


The following words are used mostly in plural:

pantolones trousers

sandalias sandal

zapatos shoes

bragas  panties

calzoncillos  pants

botas boots
medias tights
vaqueros jeans
guantes  gloves






Sizes
(la) talla size
pequeño/-a small
mediano/-a medium
grande large


While describing clothes, knowledge of spanish colors is also essential.

Basic Spanish Vocabulary: Colors in Spanish

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We may divide the colors in Spanish in three parts: those which are always feminine, those which can be either feminine or masculine and those which are neutral.

1) Spanish "feminine" Colors

naranja    (orange)

rosa      (pink)

lila   (lilac)

2) The following Spanish colors are neutral

verde   (green)

azul      (blue)

marrón (brown)

beige (beige)

gris (grey)

3) and for the following Spanish colors the masculine and feminine forms are different

(m) negro- (f) negra   (black)

(m) blanco-(f) blanca  (white)

(m) rojo - (f) roja    (red)

(m) amarillo - (f) amarilla (yellow)

That means for the third group of colors, the ending of the adjective will  change based on the article of the noun which it refers to. For example, let us say "red t-shirt" and "white pullover" in Spanish.

• t-shirt is (la) camiseta in Spanish. Because it is feminine, "red-tshirt" is said like camiseta roja. camiseta rojo is wrong!
• pullover is (el) jersey in Spanish. Because it is masculine, "white pullover" is said like "jersey blanco". jersey blanca is wrong!

Since the colors belonging to the first two groups do only have one version, similar descriptions are made like

• camiseta lila-jersey lila, camiseta verde-jersey verde, camiseta naranja-jersey naranja, camiseta azul-jersey azul .....(Hence it does not matter whether the noun is feminine or masculine, always the same form of adjective is used).

Describing Yourself in Spanish: Personality

Today I will explain how you can describe yourself  or someone else's personality. Another post will follow this one where I will show how to describe someone physically in Spanish. Both are important aspects of beginner Spanish vocabulary

Basic Spanish Adjectives You Can Use To Describe People

• simpático/a x antipático/a (pleasant x unpleasant)
• paciente x impaciente (impatient)
• responsable x irresponsable (responsible x irresponsible)
• nervioso/a (nervous)
• tranquilo/a (calm)
• egoísta (selfish)
• puntual x impuntual (punctual)
• generoso/a (generous)
• raro/a (strange)
• despistado/a (vague)
• divertido/a (funny)
• aburrido/a (boring)
• intelligente (inteligent)
• abierto/a (extravert)
• desorganizado/a (disorganized)
• tímido/a (shy)

Together with the previous post on interesar/gustar/encantar, we are now able to describe ourselves:

Example Description:

• Creo que soy una persona bastante tranquila y muy responsable. También soy puntual y organizada. Pero soy un poco impatiente y tímida. Mucha gente piensa que soy simpática. En mi tiempo libre me gustan eschuchar musíca y leer libros. Otras cosas que me encanta hacer son ir al teatro y viajar. No me gustan nada hablar de fútbol y viajar en auto-stop. Mi color favorito es el rojo. Mi comida favorita es enchilada. Mi deporte favorito es pilates.

• I think that I am a person who is quite calm and responsible. I am also punctual and organized. But I am a little bit impatient and shy. A lot of people think that  I am pleasant. In my free time,  I like to listen to music and read books. Other things that I love to do are going to theater and traveling. I don't like to talk about football and to travel with autostop at all. My favorite color is red. My favorite food is  enchilada. My favorite sport is pilates.

! As you see, for describing yourself you should use the verb "ser" (soy una persona ....)

! Note that "persona" is "feminino". That's why the adjectives, which can either end with o or a, are used with a (una persona organizada); whether you are a man or woman.

! Although it is not the subject of this article, note also that the word "(la)gente" means people in spanish. Contrary to English, it is singular.

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