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Clothes

What you wear — and the two verbs Russian uses where English just says “wear”.

Quick answer

To have something on: носи́ть or быть в. To put it on: надева́ть. Shoes and footwear are о́бувь, a feminine word that covers them all.

On top

оде́ждаodézhdaclothes (singular in Russian)
руба́шкаrubáshkashirt
футбо́лкаfutbólkat-shirt
сви́терsvíterjumper
пла́тьеplátyedress
ку́рткаkúrtkajacket
пальто́paltócoat — never changes

Below and on the feet

брю́киbryúkitrousers (plural)
джи́нсыdzhínsyjeans (plural)
ю́бкаyúbkaskirt
о́бувьóbuvfootwear (f.)
боти́нкиbotínkiboots, shoes
кроссо́вкиkrossóvkitrainers
носки́noskísocks

For the Russian winter

ша́пкаshápkawarm hat
шарфsharfscarf
перча́ткиperchátkigloves
шу́баshúbafur coat

In use

Я ношу́ очки́.I wear glasses.
На́до наде́ть ша́пку.You should put a hat on.
Ско́лько сто́ит э́та ку́ртка?How much is this jacket?

The hat is not a joke

Russians genuinely insist on a ша́пка in winter, and an adult without one will be told off by strangers. Take the advice — at −20 °C it is not politeness, it is physics.

Typical mistakes

Я ношу́ ша́пка.

Я ношу́ ша́пку.

The object of носи́ть takes the accusative.

Мои́ брю́ки но́вый.

Мои́ брю́ки но́вые.

брю́ки and джи́нсы exist only in the plural.

Check yourself

Which word means “trousers”?

брю́ки — plural only, like джи́нсы.

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