Spanish Beginner: Clothes

👕 Spanish Clothes Vocabulary

What you’ll learn: Key items of clothing in Spanish, useful gender notes, and a quick quiz to test your understanding.

Spanish	English
ropa	clothes (fem.)
calcetines	socks (masc. pl.)
camisa	shirt (fem.)
camiseta	t-shirt (fem.)
chaqueta	jacket (fem.)
corbata	tie (fem.)
falda	skirt (fem.)
gorra	cap (fem.)
jersey	jumper (masc.)
pantalones	trousers (masc. pl.)
vaqueros	jeans (masc. pl.)
vestido	dress (masc.)
zapatillas	trainers (fem. pl.)
zapatos	shoes (masc. pl.)

👗 Categories of Clothes

• 👕 Tops: camisa, camiseta, jersey
• 👖 Bottoms: pantalones, vaqueros, falda
• 👟 Footwear: zapatos, zapatillas
• 🧢 Accessories: gorra, corbata

🗣️ Useful Phrases with the verb llevar (to wear)

• Llevo una camisa blanca. — I wear a white shirt.
• llevas una chaqueta azul. — You wear a blue jacket.
• Lleva unos pantalones grises — He/She wears grey trousers.

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Spanish vowels always sound the same:
A = ah, E = eh, I = ee, O = oh, U = oo.
Try saying:
camisa blanca — ropa de moda — vestido negro.

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Ready to test yourself? Try the quick quiz below.

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Spanish Beginner: colours and opinions

🎨 Spanish Colours Vocabulary

Here are the most important colour words you need in Spanish. Use the table to learn each colour, then read the example sentences to see how Spanish speakers talk about likes, dislikes, and preferences. When you feel confident, try creating your own sentences using your favourite colours.

Spanish	English
amarillo	yellow
azul	blue
blanco	white
gris	grey
marrón	brown
morado	purple
negro	black
rojo	red

🗣️ Example Sentences

Spanish	English
Me encanta el rojo.	I love red.
Me gusta el amarillo.	I like yellow.
No me gusta el marrón.	I don’t like brown.
No me gusta nada el gris.	I don’t like grey at all.
Odio el morado.	I hate purple.

Adjective agreement:
In Spanish, colours change depending on the noun they describe.

1. Masculine nouns → masculine colour
– el coche rojo
– el libro amarillo

2. Feminine nouns → feminine colour
– la casa roja
– la camiseta amarilla

3. Colours ending in -e or a consonant don’t change
– el coche azul
– la casa azul
– el libro gris
– la mesa gris

4. Plural nouns → add -s or -es
– los coches rojos
– las casas rojas
– los libros grises

Now that you’ve learned the colour words and seen them in action, it’s time to test your skills! This short quiz uses colourful faces to help you match the Spanish word to the colour you see. Look carefully and choose the correct answer — it’s a fun way to check your memory and spelling.

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Spanish Beginner: Greetings

👋 ¿Qué tal?

Before you can talk about your weekend or order a chocolate caliente, you need the basics: how to say hello, goodbye, and everything in between. Spanish greetings are short, friendly, and incredibly useful. Here you’ll find the essential ones used every day in Spanish-speaking countries. So, let's make them second nature.

• 👋 Buenos días Good morning
• 🌇 Buenas tardes Good afternoon
• 🌙 Buenas noches Good night / Good evening
• 😊 Bien well
• 🤩 Fantástico/a fantastic
• 😖 Fatal awful
• 😎 Fenomenal great
• 😕 Mal bad
• 😐 Regular OK
• 🙋‍♀️ Me llamo My name is
• 🙋‍♂️ Te llamas Your name is
• 👤 Se llama His name is / Her name is

Let’s put the greetings above into action. Here’s a fun little conversation between two people (and their dogs!). See how many phrases you recognise.

A: ¡Buenos días! ¿Qué tal?
B: Bien, gracias. ¿Y tú?
A: Muy bien. Me llamo Lara. ¿Cómo te llamas?
B: Me llamo Ivan y mi perro se llama Tito. ¿Cómo se llama tu perro?
A: Mi perro se llama Sushi.
B: ¿Sushi? ¡Vale!

Ready to test your greetings? Click below to match each Spanish phrase with its English meaning. Can you score 100% without peeking?

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