español · A1 · vocabulary · 4 minutes
Everyday clothes
Say what people wear and keep colors in agreement.
Understand the choice
Describe what someone is wearing with a compact set for tops, bottoms, outerwear, and shoes. Learn plural pantalones and zapatos as natural dictionary forms.
Core rule: Llevar can mean to wear; articles and color adjectives agree with each clothing noun.
Notice it in context
Llevo una chaqueta, una camisa y unos zapatos negros.
I am wearing a jacket, a shirt, and black shoes.
Una introduces singular feminine items; unos introduces plural masculine shoes.
Ella lleva un vestido azul.
She is wearing a blue dress.
Lleva expresses wearing in the present.
Necesito un abrigo porque hace frío.
I need a coat because it is cold.
Porque gives the reason for the clothing choice.
What to remember
- Use llevar + clothing without a reflexive pronoun.
- Pantalones is normally plural even for one pair.
Common trap: Do not translate wear with estar automatically; llevo una camisa is the ordinary active pattern.