Who doesn’t love to go shopping? Of course your answer to that question would probably depend upon what kind of shopping you were talking about. Well, this Spanish Easy Review quiz is going to be all about clothes shopping! Does that now pique your interest? If it does, then this one is going to be fun. Of course, you will be clothes shopping in Spanish so let’s see what you can buy!
To start off, the general Spanish word for clothing is ropa. It is a feminine word and is pronounced as row-pă. Now, our ropa trip will include looking at the following items of clothing, or clothing accessories. (Note that each Spanish clothing word will be followed by either the letter [m] to indicate that it is a masculine word or the letter [f] to indicate that it is a feminine word.)
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CLOTHING
ENGLISH |
SPANISH |
PHONETIC PRONUNCIATION |
blouse |
blusa [f] |
blue-să |
boot |
bota [f] |
bō-tă |
coat |
abrigo [m] |
ă-brē-gō |
dress |
vestido [m] |
věs-tē-dō |
hat |
sombrero [m] |
som-brā-rō |
jacket |
chaqueta [f] |
chă-kāy-tă |
jeans |
vaqueros [m] |
vă-kāy-rōse |
miniskirt |
minifalda [f] |
mē-nē-făl-dă |
pajamas |
pijama [f] |
pē-jă-mă |
pants |
pantalones [m] |
păn-tă-lō-něs |
purse |
bolso [m] |
bōl-sō |
sandal |
sandalia [f] |
săn-dă-lē-ă |
shirt |
camisa [f] |
că-mē-să |
shoe |
zapato [m] |
ză-pă-tō |
skirt |
falda [f] |
făl-dă |
sock |
calcetín [m] |
căl-să-tēne |
suit |
traje [m] |
tră-hāy (the J has an H sound) |
sweater |
suéter [m] |
sue-ā-tăr |
swimsuit |
bañador [m] |
bă-nnă-door (the ñ with the tilde gets a nasal sound) |
Even if these were the only articles of ropa that you ever learn, you could go a long way in being able to write and speak Spanish when clothes shopping. So now let’s go shopping shall we! To do that, below you will find a series of ten sentences with an article of clothing that has been shown in all capitalized letters. From the answers given, see if you can locate the correct answer for each of the capitalized articles of clothing!
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1.
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Candy was looking for a new PURSE to match her new outfit. |
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[ ] |
bolso |
[ ] |
zapato |
[ ] |
vestido |
[ ] |
traje |
|
|
2.
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He needed a new JACKET before it got too much colder. |
|
[ ] |
calcetín |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
vestido |
[ ] |
chaqueta |
|
|
3.
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Jack decided to wear a white SHIRT instead of his customary blue one. |
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[ ] |
traje |
[ ] |
bañador |
[ ] |
camisa |
[ ] |
blusa |
|
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4.
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He found a huge hole in his favorite pair of JEANS. |
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[ ] |
zapato |
[ ] |
vaqueros |
[ ] |
pantalones |
[ ] |
abrigo |
|
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5.
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Sally looked all over the house but was unable to find her missing SHOE. |
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[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
falda |
[ ] |
bota |
[ ] |
zapato |
|
|
6.
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Grandpa needed a new SUIT to wear to the wedding. |
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[ ] |
traje |
[ ] |
sandalia |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
vestido |
|
|
7.
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Everyone laughed when Clarissa walked in wearing her new HAT. |
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[ ] |
bañador |
[ ] |
calcetín |
[ ] |
sombrero |
[ ] |
sandalia |
|
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8.
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They each put a donation into the fireman’s BOOT. |
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[ ] |
bolso |
[ ] |
bota |
[ ] |
bañador |
[ ] |
calcetín |
|
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9.
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Mandy had put on too much weight to wear her SWIMSUIT from last year. |
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[ ] |
calcetín |
[ ] |
minifalda |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
bañador |
|
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10.
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Every girl should own at least one black DRESS. |
|
[ ] |
vestido |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
suéter |
[ ] |
chaqueta |
|
|
1.
|
Candy was looking for a new PURSE to match her new outfit. |
|
[x] |
bolso |
[ ] |
zapato |
[ ] |
vestido |
[ ] |
traje |
|
|
2.
|
He needed a new JACKET before it got too much colder. |
|
[ ] |
calcetín |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
vestido |
[x] |
chaqueta |
|
|
3.
|
Jack decided to wear a white SHIRT instead of his customary blue one. |
|
[ ] |
traje |
[ ] |
bañador |
[x] |
camisa |
[ ] |
blusa |
|
|
4.
|
He found a huge hole in his favorite pair of JEANS. |
|
[ ] |
zapato |
[x] |
vaqueros |
[ ] |
pantalones |
[ ] |
abrigo |
|
|
5.
|
Sally looked all over the house but was unable to find her missing SHOE. |
|
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
falda |
[ ] |
bota |
[x] |
zapato |
|
|
6.
|
Grandpa needed a new SUIT to wear to the wedding. |
|
[x] |
traje |
[ ] |
sandalia |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
vestido |
|
|
7.
|
Everyone laughed when Clarissa walked in wearing her new HAT. |
|
[ ] |
bañador |
[ ] |
calcetín |
[x] |
sombrero |
[ ] |
sandalia |
|
|
8.
|
They each put a donation into the fireman’s BOOT. |
|
[ ] |
bolso |
[x] |
bota |
[ ] |
bañador |
[ ] |
calcetín |
|
|
9.
|
Mandy had put on too much weight to wear her SWIMSUIT from last year. |
|
[ ] |
calcetín |
[ ] |
minifalda |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[x] |
bañador |
|
|
10.
|
Every girl should own at least one black DRESS. |
|
[x] |
vestido |
[ ] |
abrigo |
[ ] |
suéter |
[ ] |
chaqueta |
|
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