Les Vêtements
Clothes & Shopping
On va faire du shopping! Learn the names of clothes, how to ask the price and the size, and how to try things on in French.
🛍️ Clothes & Shopping
Flip each card — front = English, back = French. Tap 🔊 to hear it!
💡 Expressions
How to shop for clothes in French. Click to expand.
📐 Grammar
The verb "porter", pointing at things, and making colours agree.
Verb: porter (to wear)
Singular
je porte — I wear
tu portes — you wear
il/elle porte — he/she wears
Plural
nous portons — we wear
vous portez — you wear
ils/elles portent — they wear
Porter is a regular -ER verb. It means "to wear" (and also "to carry") / Porter é um verbo regular em -ER. Significa "vestir/usar":
✅ je porte, tu portes, il/elle porte
✅ nous portons, vous portez, ils/elles portent
✅ Aujourd'hui, je porte une robe rouge. — Today I'm wearing a red dress. / Hoje uso um vestido vermelho.
💡 The endings -e, -es, -e, -ent are silent — porte, portes, portent all sound the same! / As terminações são mudas.
To say "this/that/these", the word changes with gender and number / Para dizer "este/esta/estes", a palavra muda com gênero e número:
✅ ce pull (masculine) — this sweater / este suéter
✅ cette robe (feminine) — this dress / este vestido
✅ cet imperméable (masculine before a vowel/h) — this raincoat / esta capa de chuva
✅ ces chaussures (plural) — these shoes / estes sapatos
💡 Use "cet" only for masculine words starting with a vowel or silent h: cet homme, cet anorak. / Use "cet" só antes de vogal.
Colours (and most adjectives) agree with the noun in gender and number / As cores concordam com o substantivo em gênero e número:
✅ un pull bleu (masc.) → une robe bleue (fem. = add -e)
✅ des chaussures noires (fem. plural = add -es)
✅ un manteau vert → une jupe verte → des pulls verts
💡 Feminine = +e, plural = +s. Some colours never change: orange, marron stay the same! / Feminino = +e, plural = +s. "orange" e "marron" não mudam.
🎭 Dialogue
🛍️ Yara goes clothes shopping. Read aloud!
🧑🦱 La vendeuse
Bonjour! Je peux vous aider?
Hello! Can I help you?
🐾 Yara
Bonjour! Oui, je cherche une robe pour une fête.
Hello! Yes, I'm looking for a dress for a party.
🧑🦱 La vendeuse
Très bien. Quelle taille faites-vous? Cette robe bleue est très jolie.
Very good. What size are you? This blue dress is very pretty.
🐾 Yara
Je fais du 38. Je peux l'essayer?
I'm a size 38. Can I try it on?
🧑🦱 La vendeuse
Bien sûr! La cabine est là-bas. ... Elle vous va très bien!
Of course! The fitting room is over there. ... It suits you very well!
🐾 Yara
J'adore! C'est combien?
I love it! How much is it?
🧑🦱 La vendeuse
Elle coûte 45 euros. Ce n'est pas cher!
It costs 45 euros. It's not expensive!
🐾 Yara
Parfait, je la prends! Merci beaucoup!
Perfect, I'll take it! Thank you very much!
🎯 Practice Quiz
10 questions on clothes, ce/cette/ces, porter and agreement!
+50 XP earned! Vous êtes prêt(e) pour le shopping!
🗣️ Speak
Read these shopping phrases aloud — imagine you're in a Paris boutique!
📋 Homework
Leçon 11 — Les Vêtements
Word Order
Arrange the words to form correct shopping sentences.
Match French / English
Match each clothing word to its meaning.
✅ All pairs matched! Parfait!
Fill in the Blank
Write the correct word in French (ce/cette/ces or porter).
Free Writing ✍️
Write 4–6 sentences: what you are wearing today, your favourite clothes and colour, and one thing you would like to buy. Use porter, ce/cette/ces and a colour that agrees.
Bravo! Homework complete!
+100 XP — Vous faites du shopping comme un Parisien!