Vocabulary in Portuguese – Clothes and accessories | Lesson 11

Professora Sônia está usando um vestido azul. (Teacher Sônia is wearing a blue dress.)

Let’s check some vocabulary in Portuguese for clothes and accessories.

Clothes (Roupas) in Portuguese

A camisa (the shirt)
A blusa (the blouse)
A camiseta (the sleeveless shirt)
A jaqueta (the jacket)
A bermuda (the bermudas)
A saia (the skirt)
A calça (the pants)
A camisola (the nightdress)
A meia (the socks)
A calcinha (the panties)
A cueca (the underpants)
A sunga (the speedo)
O casaco (the coat)
O terno (the suit)
O short (the shorts)
O paletó (the jacket – of the suit)
O pijama (the pyjamas)
O vestido (the dress)
O colete (the vest)
O biquíni (the bikini)
O maiô (the swimsuit)
O sutiã (the bra)

Accessories (Acessórios) in Portuguese

O chapéu (the hat)
O boné (the cap)
O gorro (the beanie)
O colar (the necklace)
O cinto (the belt)
O anel (the ring)
Os óculos (the glasses)
Os brincos (the earings)
O lenço (the neckerchief)
O cachecol (the scarf)
A pulseira (the bracelet)
A bolsa (the purse or bag)
A gravata (the tie)
A tornozeleira (the anklets)
A aliança (the wedding band)
A canga (the beach towel)

Shoes (Sapatos) in Portuguese

O chinelo (the flip flops)
O tênis (the sneakers)
O sapato social (formal shoes for men)
O sapato de salto alto (the high heels)
A sandália (the sandals)
A bota (the boots)
A sapatilha (the flat shoes or ballet shoes)
O sapatênis (the casual shoes – for men)
A alpagarta (the espadrille shoes)
A pantufa (the slippers)

Attention

It’s very common to use these words on their singular form.

Example: O brinco da Deise é lindo! (Deise’s earrings are beautiful!)

Or

Os brincos da Deise são lindos!

Let’s learn how to pronounce the clothes and accessories in Portuguese

Exercises:

1. O que você usa quando vai trabalhar? (What do you wear when you go to work?)
2. O que você usa na praia? (What do you wear at the beach?)
3. O que está usando agora? (What are you wearing right now?)
4. O que o Davi está usando? (What is Davi wearing?)

Answers:

1. Personal answer
2. Personal answer
3. Personal answer
4. Davi está usando uma camisa listrada, calça jeans e tênis. (Davi is wearing a striped shirt, jeans and sneakers.)