French words for clothing: lessons and exercises

Talking about clothes is something essential. In daily discussions, subjects like how we dress up, fashion, and shopping our favorite clothing pop out every time. That's why it is important to learn how to name the different clothes names in the French language.

Let's start with the everyday clothes and accessories list. Some are more suitable for men, and others for women gender.

1. Common clothes names in French

La chemise: shirt
Le chemisier: blouse
le pantalon: trousers
le short: short
la jupe: skirt
la robe: dress
le sous vêtement: underwear
le débardeur: Tank top
le slip: panties
le soutien gorge: Bra
un t-shirt: tee-shirt
une veste: jacket

2. Accessories names in French

le chapeau: hat
une écharpe: scarf
un sac à main : a handbag
des chaussettes: socks
une casquette: a cap
une montre: a watch
des gants: gloves
des bottes: boots
des baskets: sneakers
des chaussures: shoes
les lunettes: glasses, spectacles

3. Clothes vocabulary lessons

Here are a few YouTube lessons giving you a list of clothes items with the pronunciation.

This first video is perfect for beginners and is from Learn To French.

The following video of the Perfect French with Dylane is quite complete. It covers the clothes terms depending on the season, and by type. It's suitable to a beginner or an intermediate learner as it goes deeper in detail.