Let's start building your Spanish vocabulary with the clothes you see and wear every day. We'll begin with the most common items you'd find in a closet.

Here are some of the basics. Notice that each noun is either masculine (using el or los) or feminine (using la or las). For now, just focus on memorizing the word with its article.

Accessories complete an outfit. These are the items you add for style or function. Here are a few essential words for accessories.

Sometimes you want to talk about the material of a piece of clothing. In Spanish, you use the word de, which means 'of' or 'from', followed by the material. For example, una camisa de algodón means 'a cotton shirt'.

Here are some common materials you'll encounter.

Let's review the new words you've just learned.

Now, test your knowledge with a quick quiz.

With these words, you have a solid foundation for talking about clothing in Spanish.