y una chaqueta azul marino.
and a navy blue jacket.
It's the piece you can't do without on a cool evening. The color comes after chaqueta, and azul marino keeps the same form.
From Pescador de ilusiones · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "jacket" in Spanish
la chaqueta
nounfeminineplural: las chaquetas
In Spain, "jacket" is la chaqueta. Mexicans say la chamarra, and in Argentina and Uruguay it's la campera. All three are feminine, and a long, heavy winter coat is el abrigo.
Hear "chaqueta" in real movie scenes
A navy jacket and a borrowed one. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Dame tu chaqueta.
Give me your jacket.
Once the night air turns cold, the jacket is the thing everyone suddenly wants to borrow. Dame means give me.
From Un romance peligroso · Spanish audio
Chaqueta, chamarra or campera: which one to use?
The word changes with the country, and so does the kind of jacket.
| Word | Where you'll hear it | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| la chaqueta | Spain, and understood everywhere | The general word. In Mexico it's also crude slang, so people there use another word. |
| la chamarra | Mexico | The everyday word for a casual or warm jacket. |
| la campera | Argentina, Uruguay | The everyday word for almost any jacket. |
| la cazadora | Spain | A short casual jacket, like a bomber or a leather jacket. |
| la americana, el saco | Spain, Latin America | A suit jacket or blazer. |
| el abrigo | Everywhere | A long, heavy coat for winter. |
Tip: On a trip to Mexico, ask for la chamarra, and in Buenos Aires for la campera. Wordy's lessons use la chaqueta, the Spain word.
Grammar: la chaqueta, las chaquetas
Four points for talking about what you're wearing.
Feminine, so colors end in -a
una chaqueta roja, la chaqueta negra. Colors that end in -e or a consonant stay the same: una chaqueta verde, una chaqueta azul.Wearing it: llevar
Llevo una chaqueta azul. I'm wearing a blue jacket. Llevar works for anything you have on.Putting it on and taking it off
Use ponerse and quitarse: Me pongo la chaqueta. Quítate la chaqueta. With clothes, Spanish usually says la instead of my or your.Two-word colors don't change
una chaqueta azul marino, dos chaquetas azul marino. A color made of two words keeps one form.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
La chaqueta es muy bonita.
The jacket is very nice.
Vale, tengo que llevar la chaqueta.
Okay, I need to bring my jacket.
Tengo la chaqueta, la gorra y las botas, pero solo un calcetín.
I've got my jacket, my cap and my boots, but only one sock.
Ven, ponte tu chaqueta.
Come on, put your jacket on.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗una chaqueta rojo
✓una chaqueta roja
Chaqueta is feminine, so the color takes its -a form too.
✗chaqueta (in Mexico)
✓chamarra
In Mexico, chaqueta is also crude slang. Chamarra is the safe everyday word there.
✗chah-KWEH-tah (pronunciation)
✓chah-KEH-tah
In qu the u is silent, so it's a plain k sound.
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How to remember it
Say jacket with a Spanish accent, add an -a at the end, and you're close: chah-KEH-tah, chaqueta.
Questions about "jacket" in Spanish
How do you say jacket in Spanish?
La chaqueta in Spain, la chamarra in Mexico and la campera in Argentina and Uruguay.
Is chaqueta masculine or feminine?
Feminine: la chaqueta, las chaquetas. Any adjective takes the feminine form, as in una chaqueta nueva.
What's the difference between chaqueta and abrigo?
A chaqueta is a jacket, usually waist or hip length. An abrigo is a longer, heavier coat for cold weather.
How do you say "put on your jacket" in Spanish?
Ponte la chaqueta. You'll also hear ponte tu chaqueta, but with clothes Spanish usually prefers the article.
