| A | B |
|---|
| Faisons les magasins à Dakar! | Let's do the stores (go shopping) in Dakar! |
| un chemisier | a blouse |
| un jean | a pair of jeans |
| des sandales | sandales |
| un chapeau | a hat |
| une casquette | a cap |
| une veste | a (sport's) jacket |
| une chemise | a shirt |
| une robe | a dress |
| des lunettes de soleil | sun glasses |
| une jupe | a skirt |
| un tailleur | a female suit |
| un costume | a male suit |
| en coton | made of cotton |
| en laine | made of wool |
| en cuir | made of leather |
| en jean | made of denim |
| en lin | made of linen |
| en soie | made of silk |
| étroit(e) | narrow |
| serré(e) | tight |
| large | wide/loose |
| d'autres vêtements et accessoires | other clothing and accessories |
| une écharpe | a winter scarf |
| un anorak | an anorak |
| un pantalon | a pair of pants |
| un pull | a sweater |
| un manteau | a coat |
| un imperméable | a raincoat |
| un imper | a short word for raincoat |
| un foulard | a fashion scarf |
| des bottes | a pair of boots |
| une botte | a boot |
| une cravate | a tie |
| des chaussettes | socks |
| une chaussette | a sock |
| des chaussures | shoes |
| une chaussure | a shoe |
| Je peux vous aider? | Can I help you? |
| Je voudrais quelque chose pour ma mère. | I would like something for my mother. |
| Je cherche un pull pour porter/mettre avec ce jean. | I am looking for a sweater to wear/to put with this pair of jeans. |
| porter | to wear/to carry |
| mettre | to put (on) |
| Je peux essayer le chemisier? | Can I try on the blouse? |
| Vous avez la veste en vert/en 40? | Do you have the jacket in green/in a size 40? |
| Non, merci, je regarde. | No thank you, I'm just looking. |
| Quelle taille faites-vous? | What clothing size are you? |
| Quelle pointure faites-vous? | What shoe size are you? |
| Je fais du 38. | I am a size 38. |
| Qu'est-ce que tu penses de mon chapeau/ma jupe? | What do you think of my hat/my skirt? |
| C'est tout à fait toi! | It's totally you! |
| Il te plaît, mon pantalon? | Do you like my pair of pants? (Does my pair of pants please you?) |
| Il est vraiment élégant/joli/horrible. | It is really/truly elegant/pretty/horrible. |
| Il te plaît, ma chemise? | Do you like my shirt? (Does it please you my shirt?) |
| Elle est vraiment élégante/jolie/horrible. | It is truly elegant/pretty/horrible |
| Ils te plaisent, mes pulls? | Do you like my sweaters?(Does it please you my sweaters?) |
| Franchement, ils sont un peu tape-à-l'oeil. | Honestly (frankly), they are a little gaudy. |
| Elles te plaisent, mes bottes? | Do you like my boots? (Does it please you, my boots?) |
| Il me va, l'anorak? | How does the anorak fit (go) me? |
| Oui, il te va très bien. | Yes, it fits (goes) you very well. |
| Elle me va, la jupe? | How does the skirt fit (go) me? |
| Oui, elle te va très bien. | Yes, it fits (goes) you very well. |
| Non, ils/elles ne te vont pas du tout. | No, they don't look good (go good) on you at all. |
| des godasses | shoes |
| C'est ringard! | It's outdated! |
| C'est moche! | It's ugly! |
| C'est pas terrible. | It's not great. |
| le batik | a dying process (origin Senegal) where one draws a pattern with hot wax and then dyes the cloth. The waxed parts are dye resistant. |
