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Clothes and shoes
Words for clothes, shoes and accessories: shirt, dress, trousers, jacket, coat, hat, shoes and socks, with gender and plural, and the verbs to wear and to get dressed.
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| Ukrainian | English | Grammar | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| о́дяг | clothes, clothing | noun, masculine | A collective noun: о́дяг means all your clothes, like English “clothing”. |
| соро́чка | shirt | noun, feminine plural сорочки́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| футбо́лка | T-shirt | noun, feminine plural футбо́лки | |
| су́кня | dress | noun, feminine plural су́кні | |
| спідни́ця | skirt | noun, feminine plural спідни́ці | |
| штани́ | trousers | noun | Plural only, like English “trousers”. |
| джи́нси | jeans | noun | Plural only. |
| светр | sweater, jumper | noun, masculine plural све́три | |
| ку́ртка | jacket | noun, feminine plural ку́ртки | |
| пальто́ | coat | noun, neuter plural па́льта | The stress moves to the first syllable in the plural. |
| ша́пка | hat, cap | noun, feminine plural шапки́ | The stress moves to the ending in the plural. |
| шарф | scarf | noun, masculine plural ша́рфи | |
| рукави́чка | glove | noun, feminine plural рукави́чки | |
| череви́к | shoe, boot | noun, masculine plural череви́ки | Usually in the plural: череви́ки, shoes or boots. |
| кросі́вка | trainer, sneaker | noun, feminine plural кросі́вки | |
| шкарпе́тка | sock | noun, feminine plural шкарпе́тки | |
| взуття́ | footwear, shoes | noun, neuter | A collective noun with no plural: all your shoes. |
| су́мка | bag | noun, feminine plural сумки | Dictionaries accept the stress on either syllable of the plural, so it is not marked here. |
| окуля́ри | glasses | noun | Plural only, like English “glasses”. |
| носи́ти | to wear; to carry | verb, imperfective | Вона́ но́сить окуля́ри. She wears glasses. |
| одяга́тися | to get dressed | verb, imperfective pair: одягну́тися |
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Recordings
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- о́дяг, соро́чка, су́кня, спідни́ця, штани́, джи́нси, светр, ку́ртка, пальто́, ша́пка, шарф, рукави́чка, череви́к, шкарпе́тка, взуття́, су́мка, окуля́ри, носи́ти: recorded by Галя Раптова, Nicolas Vion, CC BY 3.0 US.
- футбо́лка, кросі́вка: recorded by Po ukraińsku (Andriana), CC0.
- одяга́тися: recorded by Женя Музика, Nicolas Vion, CC BY 3.0 US.