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Fashion Phrasebook

Ein Mode-Sprachführer

English-German Clothing Vocabulary

Mode Fashion Phrasebook > Sizes > Article > Fashion Glossary

This Sprachführer (phrasebook) is related to our glossary and article on the topic of clothing and fashion. It presents German phrases and expressions you can use when buying, trying on or describing clothing and clothing accessories. Also see the size conversion chart for a comparison of metric and American/British clothing and shoe sizes.

For colors, numbers and other related grammar and vocabulary, see the links at the end of this phrasebook.

Ein Mode-Sprachführer
A Fashion Phrasebook
  NOTE: Pay attention to certain grammatical changes (der/den, ist/sind, etc.) and adjective endings found in the expressions below. As with all German nouns, when referring to clothing items as "it," gender is a factor: it (tie) = sie, it (shirt) = es, it (skirt) = er.
Beim Kleiderkauf
Buying Clothes

I need...
Ich brauche...
  a dress ein Kleid
  a pair of shoes ein Paar Schuhe
  a belt einen Gürtel
  shirts Hemden

I looking for...
Ich suche...
  a pink blouse eine rosa Bluse
  a black sweater einen schwarzen Pulli

What size are you?
Welche Größe haben Sie?
I take (a) size...
Ich habe Größe...

May I try it on?
Darf ich es anprobieren?

It's/This is too...
Es ist/Das ist zu...
  big groß
  small klein
  bright grell
  long lang
  narrow eng
  short kurz
  tight eng/knapp
  wide breit (tie)
  wide weit (dress, pants)
The waistline is too big.
Die Bundweite ist zu groß.

It fits...
Es passt...
  perfectly genau
  well gut
It doesn't fit.
Es passt nicht.

How much is the sweater?
Was kostet der Pulli?

This sweater is very expensive/dear.
Dieser Pulli ist sehr teuer.
This sweater is very cheap.
Dieser Pulli ist sehr billig.
This sweater is a good buy/deal.
Dieser Pulli ist sehr preiswert.

How much are the shoes?
Was kosten die Schuhe?

These shoes are very expensive/dear.
Diese Schuhe sind sehr teuer.
These shoes are very cheap.
Diese Schuhe sind sehr billig.
 
Beschreibung
Describing

What color is the shirt?
Welche Farbe hat das Hemd?

The shirt is light blue.
Das Hemd ist hellblau.

He has a light blue shirt.
Er hat ein hellblaues Hemd.

The shirt is plaid.
Das Hemd ist kariert.
It (shirt) is plaid.
Es ist kariert.

The tie is striped.
Die Krawatte ist gestreift.
It (tie) is striped.
Sie ist gestreift.

What do you think of...?
Wie findest du...?
  the purse die Handtasche
  the sweater den Pulli

I think it's chic/fashionable.
Ich finde es/sie/ihn schick.
I think it's ugly.
Ich finde es/sie/ihn hässlich.

Anziehen/Ausziehen
Dressing/Undressing

I'm getting dressed.
Ich ziehe mich an.
I'm getting undressed.
Ich ziehe mich aus.
I'm changing (clothes).
Ich ziehe mich um.

I'm putting on my pants.
Ich ziehe mir die Hose an.
I'm putting on my hat.
Ich setze mir den Hut auf.
He's putting on his hat.
Er setzt sich den Hut auf.

Anhaben/Tragen
Wearing

What is he wearing?
Was hat er an?
What is she wearing?
Was trägt sie?
What are they wearing?
Was tragen sie?
 
Glossary | Fashion Phrases
Related Pages
Adjectives and Colors
Numbers in German
Reflexive Verbs

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