Fashion
Spanish: Edexcel IGCSE, topic 6.2.6
Las Telas
Key vocab
- El algodón - cotton.
- La cerámica - pottery.
- El cristal - glass, crystal.
- El cuero - leather.
- La lana - wool.
- La madera - wood.
- El oro - gold.
- Estar hecho, hecha de - to be made of.
Key Vocab 2
- El papel - paper.
- La piel - leather, skin.
- La plata - silver.
- La seda - silk.
- La tela - fabric, material.
- El vidrio - glass.
Está hecho de
- La sudadera está hecha del algodón.
- The jumper is made out of cotton.
- Mi tela preferida es la lana.
- My favourite fabric is wool.
- El vidrio es muy útil.
- Glass is very useful.
Tu tela preferida
- ¿Cuál es tu tela favorita?
- What is you favourite fabric?
- Mi tela favorita es la seda porque es muy suave y agradable para la piel.
- My favourite fabric is silk because it is very soft and gentle on the skin.
Estar de Moda - To Be in Fashion
Key vocab
- Una falda - a skirt.
- Gastar - to spend money.
- El maquillaje - make up.
- Las rebajas - sales.
- La tienda de ropa - clothes shop.
- Los zapatos - shoes.
- Los vaqueros - jeans.
- Una marca - a brand.
- Una rebeca - a cardigan.
- Una bufanda - a scarf.
Key vocab 2
- El pantalón corto - shorts.
- Comprar - to buy.
- El chandal - tracksuit.
- La camisa - shirt.
- La camiseta - t-shirt.
- Los calcetines - socks.
- Un abrigo - coat.
- Un bañador - swimming costume.
- Ir de compras - to go shopping.
La moda
- Me encanta la moda, gasto todo mi dinero comprando ropa.
- I love fashion, I spend all my money buying clothes.
- Solo compro la ropa cuando hay las rebajas.
- I only buy clothes when there are sales.
- La moda no me importa mucho, suelo llevar los vaqueros y una camiseta.
- Fashion doesn't matter that much to me, I usually wear jeans and a t-shirt.
La personalidad
- ¿Qué representa la moda para tí?
- What does fashion mean to you?
- Para mí es una forma de descubrir tu personalidad. ¡Qué mejor manera de expresarte que llevarte puesto lo que quieres decir!.
- For me it is a way of describing your personality. What better way to express yourself than wearing what you want to say!
Just the 'Nada' Bit
Putting 'no' before a verb makes the phrase negative. 'No hablo inglés' means I don't speak English. 'Nada' is added on to create the meaning of 'nothing' or 'anything'.
'No'
- Adding 'no' is the most simple way to make a sentence negative in Spanish. The 'no' will usually come before the verb.
- Me gustan las verduras → No me gustan las verduras.
- I like vegetables → I do not like vegetables.
- 'No' comes after verbs of belief, hope and desire.
- Creo que no.
- I don't think so.
- 'Que no' is used in short answers when there is no need to repeat a previous statement.
'No'
- No hago ejercicio.
- I don't do exercise.
- No como carne.
- I don't eat meat.
- No bebemos alcohol.
- We don't drink alcohol.
'No' + 'nada'
- 'Nada' is used with 'no', in a double negation.
- 'No' comes before the verb and 'nada' comes after.
- No queremos hacer nada.
- We don't want to do anything.
- Occasionally 'nada' is used without 'no', but this is a very formal style.
- Nada justifica el terrorismo.
- Nothing justifies terrorism.
'No' + 'nada'
- No haces nada
- You do nothing.
- No tenemos nada que comer.
- We don't have anything to eat.
- No te gusta nada.
- You like nothing.
Test yourself on Fashion
How do you say 'cotton' in Spanish?
¿Qué significa 'plata' en inglés?
How do you say a 'cardigan' in Spanish?
How do you say a 'coat' in Spanish?