¡El del jersey rojo se lo pone para
The one in the red sweater puts it on to...
A red sweater is easy to spot from far away, even in a crowd. El del jersey rojo picks out the person wearing it.
From Guerra de papás 2 · Spanish audio
Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "sweater" in Spanish
el jersey
nounmasculineplural: los jerséisLatin America: el suéter
"Sweater" in Spanish is el jersey in Spain and el suéter in Mexico and most of Latin America. In Argentina and Uruguay you'll also hear el pulóver. All three are masculine: un jersey azul, un suéter rojo.
Hear "jersey" in real movie scenes
One red sweater in a crowd, then a whole stack of them. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Señores, tengo los jerséis.
Gentlemen, I've got the sweaters.
He's handing out several sweaters to the group at once. In the plural, the y of jersey turns into an accented i: jerséis.
From La noche anterior · Spanish audio
Jersey, suéter, pulóver: the sweater words
The word for the same warm top changes with the country.
| Word | Where you'll hear it | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| el jersey | Spain | Plural los jerséis. The j is a throaty h. |
| el suéter | Mexico and most of Latin America | Borrowed from English sweater. Plural los suéteres. |
| el pulóver | Argentina, Uruguay | Borrowed from English pullover. |
| la chompa | Peru, Bolivia | The only feminine word on this list. |
| la sudadera | Spain, Mexico | A sweatshirt. With a hood it's una sudadera con capucha. |
Tip: In Spain a jersey is the knitted kind you wear when it's cold. The shirt a football team plays in is la camiseta.
Grammar: el jersey, los jerséis
Four things that trip up English speakers.
It's masculine
el jersey, un jersey. A color after it takes the -o ending: un jersey negro, el jersey rojo.An unusual plural
The final y turns into an accented i: los jerséis. You may also see jerseys in shops and online.Wear it, put it on, take it off
Llevo un jersey. I'm wearing a sweater. Me pongo el jersey is put it on, and me quito el jersey is take it off.Say it the Spanish way
The j is a breathy h and ey rhymes with day: hehr-SAY. The stress lands on the last syllable.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
El jersey es azul.
The sweater is blue.
El jersey sí es mi talla.
The sweater is my size, though.
Señores, tengo los jerséis.
Gentlemen, I've got the sweaters.
Mantendré tu jersey limpio el próximo año.
I'll keep your jersey clean next year.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗la jersey blanca
✓el jersey blanco
Jersey is masculine, and the color has to match it.
✗JER-zee (pronunciation)
✓hehr-SAY
Read it as a Spanish word: throaty j, and the stress at the end.
✗mi jersey de fútbol (in Spain, meaning a team shirt)
✓mi camiseta de fútbol
Spaniards picture something knitted and warm. What players wear on the field is a camiseta.
Real conversation: it's not my size
A short dialog while you try on clothes.
You just tried on a T-shirt you got as a gift, and it's tight. Your friend Lucía helps you pick something else.
Bueno, la camiseta es bonita, pero...
Well, the T-shirt is pretty, but...
No es mi talla.
It's not my size.
Ya, es pequeña. ¿Y el jersey azul?
Yeah, it's small. What about the blue sweater?
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How to remember it
Picture someone from New Jersey pulling on a thick wool sweater, then say the state's name the Spanish way: hehr-SAY.
Questions about "sweater" in Spanish
How do you say sweater in Spanish?
El jersey in Spain and el suéter in Mexico and most of Latin America. Argentina and Uruguay also use el pulóver.
What is the plural of jersey in Spanish?
Los jerséis, with an accent on the é. The plural of suéter is los suéteres.
Is jersey masculine or feminine in Spanish?
Masculine: el jersey, un jersey rojo. Suéter and pulóver are masculine too.
How do you say sweatshirt in Spanish?
La sudadera. A hoodie is una sudadera con capucha.
