How it works
A printable picture to label clothes in Spanish: twelve garments on one sheet, from la camiseta to el pijama. The blank copy prints with twelve numbered lines to write on, and the labeled copy is the answer key.
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The twelve words
Tops: la camiseta, la camisa, el suéter and la chaqueta. Legs and body: los pantalones, los pantalones cortos, la falda and el vestido. Feet, head and bed: los calcetines, los zapatos, la gorra and el pijama.
Words that change by country
A jacket is la chamarra in Mexico and la campera in Argentina, a sweater is el jersey in Spain, and socks are las medias in Latin America. Each counts when typed.
One pair, singular or plural
El pijama is singular where English says pajamas. El pantalón and los pantalones both mean one pair of pants.
Questions and answers
How do you say clothes in Spanish?
La ropa, a feminine noun that stays singular: it means clothes or clothing. One piece of clothing is la prenda.
What is a T-shirt in Spanish?
La camiseta. Mexico and Guatemala say la playera, Argentina and Uruguay la remera, and Chile la polera. All four are feminine.
Is it el pijama or la pijama?
Both. El pijama is masculine, and some Latin American countries make the word feminine: la pijama or la piyama.
How do you say shorts in Spanish?
Los pantalones cortos, word for word short pants. Los shorts, borrowed from English, is also said, and so is el short for one pair.
What is the difference between camisa and camiseta?
La camisa is a shirt, the kind with a collar and buttons on this picture. La camiseta is a T-shirt.