Sources of handy German words for clothess

 In hotels I check the multilingual laundry lists for names of clothes. The words are handy when you are shopping. Use them to ask for items you need.

You can also find useful words on the washing instruction labels inside clothes.

 German - English

Gurtel - belt (like girdle)

die Krawette - tie (tie die, die Krawatte; pronounced like cravat, but written with a w like wursht sausage)

Schal - scarf / like shawl

Steifel - boots

English - German

belt (like girdle) - Gurtel

boots - steifel

scarf / like shawl - Schal

 tie (tie die, die Krawatte; pronounced like cravat, but written with a w like wursht sausage) die Krawatte 

To sum up

1 Laundry lists

2 Clothes labels and packaging

3 Shop windows, signs and displays

Useful Websites for learning German

Duolingo.com

translate Google

  Where can you learn and practise speaking German? 

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You can use German in Germany, Austria and German-speaking parts of Switzerland.  Also Luxembourg, Liechtenstein, and parts of Belgium and Italy.

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