Describing Clothes in German with appropriate vocabulary
Describing Clothes in German
Before learning Describing Clothes in German , learn first the German Vocabulary of clothes and the way of pronouncing them :
| English | German |
| Skirt | Der Rock |
| Pullover | Der Pullover |
| Scarf | Das Tuch |
| Coat | Der Mantel |
| Shirt | Das Hemd |
| Sweater | Der Pullover |
| Necktie | Der Schlips |
| Jacket | Die Jacke |
| Pants | Die Hose |
| Hat | Der Hut |
| Shoe | Der Schuh |
| Sock | Die Socke |
| Glove | Der Handschuh |
| Blouse | Die Bluse |
| Size | Die Größe |
| Color | Die Farbe |
| Cotton | Die Baumwolle |
| Leather | Das Leder |
| Rayon | Die Kuntseide |
| Small | Klein |
| Medium | Mittel |
| Large | Groß |
| Extra-Large | Extragroß |
Note: If the shirt you bought was size medium it would be a Grösse Mittelhemd .
Describing Clothes
Here are some of the words you can use when you are describing them :
| Cheap | Billig |
| Expensive | Teuer |
| Pretty | Schön |
| Ugly | Hässlich |
| Soft | Weich |
| New | Neu |
| Broad | Breit |
| Wide | Weit |
| Tight | Eng |
| Comfortable | Bequem |
To say If you like something or not , for clothing, it’s…
- I like it ! → Er /Sie /Es gefällt mir !
- I don’t like it ! → Er/Sie/Es gefällt mir nicht !
Now if you try something on you or your looking for a soft shirt with a tight fit , you find it , feel , try it on, but it’s fairly expensive you might say this : Das Hemd sieht prima aus! Das Hemd fühlt sich weich an, es sitzt eng. Das Hemd ist sehr bequem. Wieviel kostet es? Mist! Das Hemd ist zu teuer! 55 Euro ist zuviel .
The phases to describe the shirt were :
| The shirt looks great | Das Hemd sieht prima aus |
| The shirt feels soft | Das Hemd fühlt sich weich |
| The shirt fits tight | Der Hemd sitzt eng |
Clothing-Related Verbs
And now getting into verbs here are some of the verbs , and also some of these are Separable-Prefix Verbs , like aussehen, anprobieren, and anhaben . But we will study those in more detail later . Also we will be learning about the verb “wear/tragen” .
| To look | “ Aussehen “ |
| He looks | “ Er sieht aus “ |
| To try on | “ Anprobieren “ |
| He tries on | “ Er probiert an “ |
| To put on | “ Anziehen “ |
| He puts on | “ Er zieht an “ |
| To take | “ Nehmen “ |
| To buy | “ Kaufen “ |
| To have on/wear | “ Anhaben” or “tragen “ |
| He has on/wears | “ Er hat an “ |
The verbs anhaben (to wear) and aussehen (to look) are both verbs with separable (trennbar) prefixes . That is, when used next to the subject pronoun , the prefix is separated from the verb and put at the end of the sentence or clause . Or , better put, In the present tense and imperative , the prefix is separated from the infinitive stem .
Here is the table for tragen :
