Have you ever tried to buy clothes in Portuguese? How was it? This Dica will help you with items of clothing in Portuguese for the next time you need it.
Portuguese Clothing
What is your favorite Portuguese clothing? I love wearing skirts, because they are beautiful and comfortable. In Rio de Janeiro we like to wear clothes made of light fabric because of the heat. Take a look at our lists of vocabulary and learn the pronunciation for them.
Men’s clothing in Portuguese
A camisa | The t-shirt |
A camiseta | The sleeveless shirt |
O casaco | The coat |
A jaqueta | The jacket |
O short | The shorts |
A bermuda | The bermudas (long shorts) |
A calça | The pants |
O terno | The suit |
Women’s clothing in Portuguese
Notice that some names of clothes we have for men are also used for women and vice versa. When you are at a clothing store, if you prefer, you can specify if the piece of clothing is for a man or for a woman.
A camiseta | The sleeveless shirt |
A blusa | The blouse |
O vestido | The dress |
O colete | The vest |
O conjunto social | The suit |
O casaco | The coat |
A jaqueta | The jacket |
O shortinho | The shorts (short shorts) |
A saia | The skirt |
A bermuda | The shorts (longer shorts) |
A calça capri | The capri pants |
Accessories in Portuguese
Accessories are important to complete your outfit, right? So let’s learn how to talk about these objects that make the biggest difference.
O chapéu | The hat |
O boné | The cap |
Os óculos | The glasses |
O cordão | The necklace |
A gravata | The tie |
O cinto | The belt |
A bolsa | The purse |
A pulseira | The bracelet |
A tornozeleira | The anklet |
O anel | The ring |
Types of Shoes in Portuguese
Do you know what is the shoe that we worship in Brazil? The CHINELOS! We, from Rio de Janeiro, use them everywhere (even to parties hahahah)
Os chinelos | The flip flops |
O tênis | The sneakers |
O sapato social | The shoes |
O sapato de salto alto | The high heels |
A sandália | The sandals |
A bota | The boots |
Underwear in Portuguese
You already learned the name of some clothes, but do you know the names of different types of underwear in Portuguese clothing? Let’s learn them!
Calcinha | Pantys |
Sutiã | Bra |
Cueca | Underpants |
Samba canção | Boxer shorts |
Meias | Socks |
Meia-calça | Pantyhose |
Portuguese Clothing Exercise
Now let’s practice the words you’ve learned with this game! Take a look at our students out at RioLIVE! Porto Maravilha, pay attention to the picture and tell us what each student is wearing!
So what are the students 1,2,3,4 and 5 wearing?
What clothes would you wear to Portuguese classes in Rio at Rio & Learn?
We’ll see you in our next Dica! You can find lots more Dicas on our YouTube Channel …stay tuned!
That’s it!
Now you are totally ready to buy anything you need. Just go out and start shopping!
Click in the links below to see more related Dicas
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Women’s Clothing in Portuguese
Men’s Clothing in Portuguese
Types of shoes in Portuguese
Portuguese Clothing Exercise: answers
- O estudante 1 está usando uma camisa, uma calça e tênis.
- A aluna 2 está usando uma camiseta, short e chinelos.
- A estudante 3 está usando uma camiseta, saia e chinelos.
- A aluna 4 está usando camiseta, saia e uma bolsa.
- O estudante 5 está usando uma camisa, bermudas e tênis.