Clothes & Fashion in Tagalog - Mga Damit

Clothing Vocabulary

Learn clothing vocabulary for shopping and fashion conversations.

"Damit" means "clothes."

Basic Clothing

English	Tagalog	Pronunciation
Clothes	damit	da-mit
T-shirt	T-shirt	tee-shirt
Blouse	blusa	bloo-sa
Polo shirt	polo	po-lo
Pants	pantalon	pan-ta-lon
Jeans	jeans	jeens
Shorts	shorts	shorts
Skirt	palda	pal-da
Dress	bestida	bes-ti-da
Jacket	jacket	ja-ket

Underwear & Accessories

English	Tagalog
Underwear	panloob
Socks	medyas
Shoes	sapatos
Sandals/Slippers	tsinelas
Hat	sumbrero
Belt	sinturon
Watch	relo
Glasses	salamin
Earrings	hikaw
Necklace	kuwintas
Ring	singsing
Bag	bag

Filipino Traditional Clothing

Barong Tagalog

Men's traditional formal wear. An elegant shirt made from transparent pineapple fiber.

Terno

Women's traditional dress. Features butterfly-shaped sleeves.

Filipiniana

General term for women's traditional attire. Worn for formal occasions.

Shopping Phrases

Phrase	Meaning
May size medium ba?	Do you have medium?
Pwede bang isukat?	Can I try it on?
Masyadong malaki	It's too big
Masyadong maliit	It's too small
Kasya ba?	Does it fit?
Bagay sa'yo!	It looks good on you!
Iba't ibang kulay	Different colors

Size Terms

Size	Tagalog
S	small
M	medium
L	large
XL	extra large
One size	free size

Example Conversation

Buying clothes:

A: Miss, may medium ba nito? (Excuse me, do you have this in medium?)

B: Wala na po sa medium. Large na lang ang meron. (We're out of medium. We only have large.)

A: Okay lang, pwede ko bang isukat? (That's fine, can I try it on?)

B: Opo, doon po ang fitting room. (Yes, the fitting room is over there.)

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With friends:

A: Bagay ba sa'kin itong damit? (Does this look good on me?)

B: Oo, ang ganda! Bagay ang kulay sa'yo. (Yes, it's beautiful! The color suits you.)

A: Sige, bibilhin ko na. (Okay, I'll buy it.)

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