Clothing in German (shoes, accessories, ...)

In this chapter the words for clothing items, accessories and different types of shoes in German are discussed. These words can be used for when you go shopping or when you want to describe a person, by saying what this person is wearing. 

Most common cloth vocabulary in German

In this table you will find the translations of clothing items from English to German.

Item	English	Dutch
	the trousers	Die Hose
	the jeans	Die Jeans
	the jumper	Der Pullover / Der Pulli
	the coat	Die Jacke / Der Mantel
	the skirt	Der Rock
	the dress	Das Kleid
	the socks	Die Socken
	the blouse/shirt	Die Bluse
	the suit	Der Anzug
	the pyjamas	Der Schlafanzug
	the scarf	Der Schal
	the gloves	Die Handschuhe
	the swimming trunks	Die Badehose
	the bathing suit	Der Badeanzug
	the bikini	Der Bikini

Take a look at the German colour chapter to be able to describe the colour of a clothing item.

• 'Er trägt eine grüne Hose' (He is wearing green trousers.)
• 'Der Pullover ist gelb.' (Her jumper is yellow.)

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Accessories in German

Item	English	German
	the belt	Der Gürtel
	the tie	Die Krawatte
	the bowie	Die Fliege
	the hat	Der Hut
	the cap	Die Mütze
	the glasses	Die Brille
	the ring	Der Ring
	the earring	Der Ohrring
	the watch	Die Uhr / Armbanduhr

Shoes in German

In this table you will find the translations of different types of shoes from English to German. 

Shoe	English	Dutch
	the shoes	Die Schuhe
	the clogs	Der Holzschuh
	the slippers	Die Hausschuhe / Die Pantoffeln
	the sandals	Die Sandalen
	the flipflops	Die Flipflops / Die Badelatschen
	the sneakers	Die Turnschuhe
	the heels	Der Absatzschuh

Hopefully, these translations of clothing items and shoes will be useful for you, now it is time to make some exercises to train your vocabulary!