Lesson 16: Getting Dressed
Time to get dressed. This lesson teaches the words for clothes and the verb “to wear” — and it’s a great chance to reuse the colors.
Before going out
מָה אַתָּה לוֹבֵשׁ הַיּוֹם?
ma ata lovesh hayom?
What are you wearing today?
אֲנִי לוֹבֵשׁ חֻלְצָה כְּחֻלָּה וּמִכְנָסַיִם שְׁחוֹרִים.
ani lovesh chultsa kchula umichnasayim shchorim.
I’m wearing a blue shirt and black trousers.
קַר בַּחוּץ — קַח מְעִיל.
kar bachuts — kach me’il.
It’s cold outside — take a coat.
וְגַם כּוֹבַע?
ve’gam kova?
And a hat too?
כֵּן, רַעְיוֹן טוֹב.
ken, ra’ayon tov.
Yes, good idea.
Grammar: “to wear” and matching colors
The verb לִלְבֹּשׁ (lilbosh, “to wear”) in the present tense:
| Who | Hebrew | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| a man | לוֹבֵשׁ | lovesh |
| a woman | לוֹבֶשֶׁת | loveshet |
Remember from the colors lesson that colors agree with the noun. Clothes are a good test: מִכְנָסַיִם (michnasayim, trousers) is plural, so its color goes plural too — שְׁחוֹרִים (shchorim, “black”), not shachor.
Tip: A few clothing words are naturally plural in Hebrew — מִכְנָסַיִם (trousers) and נַעֲלַיִם (shoes) — just like in English.
Vocabulary
Clothes
| חֻלְצָה | chultsa | shirt |
| מִכְנָסַיִם | michnasayim | trousers, pants |
| נַעֲלַיִם | na’alayim | shoes |
| מְעִיל | me’il | coat |
| כּוֹבַע | kova | hat |
| שִׂמְלָה | simla | dress |
Verbs
| לוֹבֵשׁ / לוֹבֶשֶׁת | lovesh / loveshet | wear (m. / f.) |
| קַח / קְחִי | kach / kchi | take! (m. / f.) |
Useful words
| בַּחוּץ | bachuts | outside |