¡Hola! This lesson covers the most important vocabulary for clothing items in Spanish, “prendas de vestir ”, as well as different ways for asking and saying prices in Spanish. We have included a nice video presenting key vocabulary, expressions and questions, and you will also have the chance to practice with several interactive quizzes. Let’s start…
Clothing items in Spanish, adjectives and prices.
In order to begin the lesson with the right foot, we created a video that besides showing the vocabulary we need, sums up the major points to cover in the lesson including how to make sentences and questions with clothes in Spanish and participate in simple conversations. The video is divided in these sections:
- The vocabulary for clothing items in Spanish
- Adjectives and the verbs SER and LUCIR to describe clothes in Spanish
- Talking about clothes styles, patterns and sizes
- The verb USAR to say what you are wearing
- Asking prices in Spanish using the verbs VALER and COSTAR
- Some common phrases to give your opinion about LA ROPA
The vocabulary for this topic is quite extensive if we include men’s clothing, women’s clothing, and accessories. The following image shows essential clothing vocabulary in Spanish:
Interactive exercise No. 1
Look at the illustrations and drag the names of each clothing item in Spanish under the correct pictures. Then, check your answers.
Making sentences with clothing items in Spanish and asking prices
Asking prices in Spanish
First of all, for asking prices in Spanish, we may use two questions: ¿Cuánto vale + objeto? or ¿Cuánto cuesta + objeto?, CUÁNTO being HOW MUCH here. The key verbs to remember are VALER (to be worth) and COSTAR (to cost). In order to ask the price of a single item, like UNA BLUSA (a blouse), you should ask ¿Cuánto vale esta blusa? but to ask the price of several items, change VALE to VALEN and make the noun plural as in ¿Cuánto valen estas blusas?. The following picture shows a basic example with somone asking about clothing prices in Spanish:
Demonstrative pronouns like ESE, ESTE and so on are very common when asking for the price of an item. Other ways to ask are ¿Cuál es el precio de este artículo?, meaning what’s the price of this item?, or in a more polite way ¿Me puede decir el precio de este artículo?, which means can you tell me the price of this item? Let’s read and listen a few examples using the vocabulary for some clothing items in Spanish and the different ways to ask for prices.
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Camisa / ¿Cuánto vale esa camisa? – Esa camisa vale 20 dólares.
Shirt / How much is this shirt? – This shirt is 20 dollars
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Camiseta / ¿Cuánto cuesta esta camiseta? – Cuesta 10 dólares.
T-shirt/ How much is this t-shirt? – It is 10 dollars
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Corbata – ¿Me puede decir el precio de esta corbata?
Tie/necktie – Can you tell me the price of this tie?
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Shorts/pantalones cortos- Disculpe ¿Cuál es el precio de estos shorts?
Shorts: Excuse me, what is the price of these shorts?
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Guantes – ¿Cuánto cuestan estos guantes?
Gloves – How much are these gloves?
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Saying prices in Spanish
For saying prices in Spanish, we will also need the verbs VALER conjugated as “vale” for a single item and “valen” for several and COSTAR conjugated as “cuesta” for one item and “cuestan” for several. Here are two examples:
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Suéter – Este suéter vale 20 dólares.
Sweater – This sueter is 20 dollars
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Calcetines – Este par de calcetines cuestan 2 dólares.
Socks – These pair of socks are 2 dollars
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Interactive exercise No. 2
Fill in the blanks with the correct verbs or words to talk about clothes and prices in Spanish, and then check your answers.
Resultados
#1. Los pantalones cortos ______________ veinte dólares.
#2. Los zapatos valen _______________ dólares.
#3. La _____________ vale quince dólares.
#4. La blusa ___________ setenta dólares.
#5. La falda tiene un precio de ________________ dólares.
#6. El ____________ café vale ciento veinticinco dólares.
#7. La camisa polo de color naranja ____________ treinta y siete dólares.
#8. Los pantalones morados cuestan solamente ______________ dólares.
#9. La ______________rosada vale cincuenta y tres dólares.
#10. ¿Cuánto valen estos ___________ de mezclilla? – Valen cincuenta dólares.
#11. ¿Cuánto cuesta esa ___________ amarilla? – Vale diez dólares.
#12. ¿Cuál es el precio de esos _______________ verdes? – Con el descuento de 25%, el precio es de cinco dólares.
More useful questions in a clothes shop
There are other questions you can ask if you are buying clothes in a shop such as: “¿Tiene este en otro color?” (Do you have this in a different color?), ¿Puede mostrarme…? (Can you show me…?) and ¿Dónde están..?/¿Dónde puedo encontrar…?. Here are some examples:
| Pantalones/jeans: ¿Tiene este pantalón en otro color? – Sí, claro. Jeans: Do you have these jeans in a different color? – Yes, of course |
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Vestido – ¿Puede mostrarme los vestidos?
Dress – Can you show me the dresses?
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Ropa interior – ¿Dónde puedo encontrar ropa interior?
Underwear – Where can I find underwear?
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Interactive exercise No. 3
Read a set of questions people commonly ask at clothes stores in Spanish and choose the most appropriate answer for them, according to the context.
Describing clothes in Spanish and saying what you are wearing
Most of the time, people will also describe clothes in Spanish when buying at a shop or saying what they are wearing. To do so, we will need the verb SER plus some adjectives. You can talk about colors (los colores), shapes (la forma) and sizes (tamaños), for example: Esa blusa rosada es bonita (That pink blouse is beautiful) and “Me gusta la camisa grande” (I like the big shirt). We will learn a lot more about adjectives for clothes colors, sizes and styles in the next lesson. In addition, to talk about the clothes we are wearing, we use the present progressive, “ESTAR + gerundio”, of the verb USAR(to wear), for example:
- Yo estoy usando un sombrero. (I am wearing a hat)
- Ellos están usando camisetas. (They are wearing t-shirts)
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Blusa – Me gusta esta blusa.
Blouse – I like this blouse
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Falda – Esa falda es muy bonita.
Skirt – That skirt is very nice
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Pantalón de vestir – Este pantalón de vestir es muy cómodo.
Pants/trousers: These trousers are very comfortable
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Zapatos – Estos zapatos son muy caros.
Shoes – These shoes are very expensive
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Gorra – Esta gorra es barata.
Cap – This cap is cheap
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Chaqueta – Emma está usando una chaqueta azul.
Jacket – Emma is wearing a blue jacket
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Traje – Tú estás usando un traje muy elegante.
Suit – You are wearing a very elegant suit
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Uniforme – El niño está usando uniforme.
Uniform – The kid is wearing a uniform
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Interactive quiz No. 4
Look at these images of clothing items in Spanish and match them with their names in this interactive memory game.
Language Tip:
The verb USAR means both to wear and to use in Spanish, so it is grammatically correct to say “Yo puedo usar la computadora” and also “Estoy usando calcetines negros” when talking about clothing items in Spanish.
Interactive quiz No. 5
Read this short conversation between a costumer and a seller at a clothing store in Spanish, and drag the missing words or phrases to the correct spaces. Then, check your answers.
Related Spanish Worksheets:
- Men’s Clothes in Spanish – PDF Worksheet
- Women’s Clothes in Spanish – PDF Worksheet
- Shopping in Spanish at a Store – PDF Worksheet
- Shopping for Clothes in Spanish – Dialogues in PDF
- Clothing Items in Spanish – Word Search