What are the Arabic words for clothes, and how can my child learn them?

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Bloomtivo Academy · Accepted Answer

Start with ten: قَمِيص (shirt), بِنْطَال (trousers), فُسْتَان (dress), حِذَاء (shoes), جَوَارِب (socks), مِعْطَف (coat), قُبَّعَة (hat), حِجَاب (headscarf), ثَوْب (thobe) and نَظَّارَة (glasses). Practise them every morning while getting dressed: name each item as your child puts it on. Getting dressed happens every day, which makes clothes one of the easiest word groups to learn.Ten clothes wordsArabicSay itEnglishقَمِيصqamisshirtبِنْطَالbintaltrousersفُسْتَانfustandressحِذَاءhidha’shoesجَوَارِبjawaribsocksمِعْطَفmi‘tafcoatقُبَّعَةqubba‘ahhatحِجَابhijabheadscarfثَوْبthawbthobeنَظَّارَةnazzarahglassesThe morning routine“Put on your قَمِيص.”“Where are your جَوَارِب?”Your child names each item as they put it on.Add a sentenceأَلْبَسُ ... (albasu ...): I am wearing / I put on ... For example أَلْبَسُ الْمِعْطَفَ, I put on the coat.Add the duaTeach the dua for new clothes alongside the words. See dua for wearing new clothes.GamesDress a teddy and name each item.“Pack the suitcase”: your child names each item as it goes in.Teacher’s tip: combine clothes with colours: قَمِيص أَزْرَق (a blue shirt). Two word groups learnt together stick better. See colours in Arabic.

Arabic	Say it	English
قَمِيص	qamis	shirt
بِنْطَال	bintal	trousers
فُسْتَان	fustan	dress
حِذَاء	hidha’	shoes
جَوَارِب	jawarib	socks
مِعْطَف	mi‘taf	coat
قُبَّعَة	qubba‘ah	hat
حِجَاب	hijab	headscarf
ثَوْب	thawb	thobe
نَظَّارَة	nazzarah	glasses

What are the Arabic words for clothes, and how can my child learn them?

Ten clothes words

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