Talking About Clothes in Spanish: Essential Vocabulary

In this post, you’ll find all of the necessary vocabulary, as well as the most common verbs that you need when speaking about clothes in Spanish.

Let’s now waste any time and dive in.

Clothes In Spanish: The Most Common Verbs

You’ll notice that almost all of the verbs we use in relation to clothes are reflexive, which means perfect sense, as we are usually describing the action of dressing oneself.

If you’re not familiar with reflexive verbs in Spanish, then make sure to read our simple guide here.

Let’s see some of these common verbs.

And now, some examples of how these verbs are used:

• That dress fits you very well – Ese vestido te queda muy bien

• Put on the blue shoes – Ponte los zapatos azules

• I’m going to try on these pants – Voy a probarme estos pantalones

• You can take off your sweater if you wish – Puedes quitarte el suéter si deseas

• What will you wear for the party? – ¿Que vas a vestir para la fiesta?

• I’m going to buy a new bikini for the summer – Voy a comprar un bikini nuevo para el verano

Clothes In Spanish: Essential Vocabulary

In the next section, we’ll cover a bunch of essential vocabulary that you’ll need to know in order to speak about clothes in Spanish – whatever the scenario.

Let’s start specifically with some general clothing-related vocab.

Talking about fabrics

Talking about types of jewelry and accessories

Talking about footwear

Talking about upper-body clothing

Talking about lower-body clothing

Talking about underwear and sleepwear

Talking about beach wear