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Clothing (Les vêtements)
Helpful verbs
Grammar Point: Object pronouns

Clothing (Les vêtements)

English	French	Listen and Repeat	Write (r = response; f = first letter)
a hat	un chapeau
a light jacket	un blouson
a heavy jacket	un manteau
the socks	les chaussettes
my shoes	mes chaussures
heels	des talons
the running shoes	les espadrilles
a shirt	une chemise
pants	un pantalon
shorts	les culottes
a belt	une ceinture
a scarf	un foulard
under clothing	les sous-vêtements
jeans	un jean
a skirt	une jupe
a dress	une robe
the boots	les bottes
a sweater	un chandail
my slippers	mes pantoufles
pajamas	un pyjama
to wear	porter
to dress	s'habiller
to take off	enlever

Helpful verbs

porter, enlever, s'habiller, laver, e.g.:

porter

J'aime porter les chapeaux = "I like to wear hats"

enlever

Enlève ton chandail = "Take off your sweater"

s'habiller

Je m'habille vite = "I dress quickly"

laver

Je dois laver ma chemise = "I have to wash my shirt"

You can learn the conjugation of these verbs here.

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Grammar Point: Object pronouns

Like English, French has object pronouns: le/la ("it,"he"/"she"), me ("me"), te ("you"", lui ("to him/to her"). Unlike English, these come before verb in French, not after it, e.g.: Il me voit. ("He sees me".). You can learn more about French object pronouns here.