Clothing items names in swahili

Clothing

Clothes – Nguo

Clothe – vika

Jacket - jaketi

Heavy jacket – jaketi nzito

Overcoat – koti cha kiwiliwili

Hat - kofia

Black hat – kofia nyeusi

Sweater - fulana

Jeans - patashika

Faded jeans – patashika lililoparara

Shirt - shati

Silk shirt – shati la lasi

Pants – suruali ndefu

I took off my pants – Nilivua suruali langu

Dress - nguo

Purple dress – rinda la rangi zambarau

Raincoat – koti ya mvua

Yellow raincoat – koti manjano ya mvua

Pocket - mfuko

What do you have in your pocket? – Una nini kwenye mfuko wako

Button - mfuko

Brown 4-hole button – kitaki cha shimo nne za hudhurungi

Cloth - nguo

When grocery shopping, use cloth bags instead of plastic bags. -  Unaponunua mboga, tumia mfuko wa nguo badala ya mfuko wa plastiki

Elastic band - mpira

Sleeve - mkono

Cuffed sleeve – mkunjo wa mkono wa shati

Collar - kola

Collared shirt – shati la kola

T-shirt – t-shati / fulana

Blue T-shirt – t-shati ya bluu

Coat - koti

Winter coat – koti ya msimu wa baridi

Clothing – nguo /mavazi

Clothing store – duka la nguo

Short-sleeved - shati la mikono fupi

Short-sleeved shirt - shati la mikono fupi

Long-sleeved - shati la mikono mirefu

Long-sleeved shirt – shati la mikono mirefu

Clothes - nguo

Wash clothes in a washing machine – osha nguo kwenye mashini ya kuosha nguo

Vest - fulana

Leather vest – fulana ya ngozi

Sweat suit – Suti la jasho

The woman is wearing a sweat suit. - Mwanamke amevaa suti la jasho.

 

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Blanket     blanketi

Blouse       blauzi

Bodice       bodice

Boots         buti

Border      mpaka

Bra            bra / sindiria

Button      kitufe/kitaki/ kifungu

Belt            mshipi/ ukanda

Cap            kofia / chepeo

Cloth         nguo

Coat           kanzu / koti

Cotton       pamba

Dress         nguo / kanzu

Garb          vazi

Gloves       kinga / glovu

Gown        Gauni

Handkerchief             Kitambaa

Hat            Kofia

Headscarf          Kitambaa cha kichwani

Jacket       koti / jaketi

Jeans         Jinzi

Knitting    kufuma

Leggings   Suruali taiti

Linen         kitani

Long skirt           sketi ndefu

Mattress   godoro

Overcoat   kanzu

Overalls    ovaroli

Pants         Suruali

Pyjama      pajama / nguo za kulalia

Purse         pochi

Raincoat   kanzu ya mvua / koti la mvua

Robe          Kanzu

Sandals     viatu / patipati

Scarf          skafu / Kitambaa cha kichwani

Sewing      kushona

Sheet         Karatasi

Shirt          Shati

Shoe          Kiatu

Shoelace   kamba ya kiatu

Shorts       kaptura

Silk            Hariri

Skirt          sketi

Slipper      slipa /patipati / ndala

Socks         soksi

Stockings  soksi ndefu

Suit            suti

Sweater    sweta

Swimming costume            vazi la kuogelea

Tape          mkanda

Thread      uzi

Tie              tai

Tights        taiti  

Towel        Taulo

Turban      Kilemba

Underpants       Suruali ya ndani

Undershirt        Shati la ndani

Underwear        chupi / nguo ya ndani

Uniform   sare

Veil            Pazia

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