Whether you делаете покупки (are shopping) in Russia, describing how your русский друг (Russian friend) looks or chatting about new trends в моде (in fashion), you’ll need to know essential Russian words for clothes, shoes, accessories, and fabrics.
This lesson will help you master Russian clothing vocabulary.
Outerwear in Russian
As summer turns into осень (autumn) in Russia, верхняя одежда (outerwear) comes out of storage: пальто (coats), шапки (hats) and перчатки (gloves) .
Tops and Bottoms in Russian
Maximize your русский гардероб (Russian wardrobe) by mixing and matching tops and bottoms.
Parts of Clothes in Russian
The great rainy weather in St. Petersburg has finally caught up on us. Do you have a good дождевик to keep you dry? Нет? Well, make sure you get one with a hood and big pockets. Как по-русски (what's the Russian for) "a hood" or "a pocket"? Find the translation in the list below.
Types of Fabrics in Russian
From natural to synthetic fibres and from knitted to woven, here’s a list of different fabric types in Russian.
Accessories in Russian
Мода (fashion) isn’t all about clothes. Аксессуары (accessories) are important and can make or break an outfit. So, let's learn a few Russian words for accessories.
Useful Russian Verbs
В магазине (in a store) we примеряем одежу (try on clothes). Одежда can be тесной (tight) or свободной (loose). But we like покупать одежду (to buy clothes) which хорошо сидит (fit well).
You can describe clothes using these Russian adjectives: элегантная (elegant), нарядная (smart), модная (trendy), изысканная (chic) or неряшливая (scruffy) одежда.
Finally, here are some Russian words to describe someone's appearance: хорошо одетый человек (a well-dressed person), безвкусно одетый мужчина (a badly-dressed man), следящая за модой девушка (a fashionable young woman), стильно одетый парень (a stylishly dressed young man) or cтаромодная женщина (an old-fashioned woman).
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