The meaning of "shirt"

Question

I have been said that "T-shirt" is "camiseta" and "shirt" is "camisa".

However, I have seen that in one of the Flashcards appears "shirt" as "camiseta".

I am not sure is "camiseta" can be said as "shirt" as well.

This is the link. Clothing and the present progressive

I thank all your answers. I accept any corrections.

Hi Nila, I was going to let you know, it would be, "told that..." not "said that..." - DJ_Huero, Mar 21, 2011

As well, it would be "not sure if" instead of "not sure is" (of course that maybe a typo), and "I appeciate" instead of "I thank" (it sounds better that way in English). Hope that helps. =) - DJ_Huero, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 1

Nila, I have never heard the Spanish speaking people in this area use "camiseta" as a word for "shirt". I asked someone a few months ago and he referred to a "T-shirt" as a "camiseta" and a "shirt" as a "camisa". This community is from Guatemala, Mexico, Honduras, and Columbia, so it could be a regional matter.

As lorenzo and yeser have noted, "shirt" is a very general term in English. It can be used in common conversation to refer to a T-shirt. The specific type of shirt is usually described by an adjective modifying the noun "shirt", i.e. "dress shirt", "knit shirt", "long-sleeved shirt", "sweat shirt", etc.

I hope that helps!

Also "night-shirt" used for sleeping in. - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2011

camisa de dormir - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2011

keep your shirt on! (coloquial) - calmáte - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2011

put your shirt on sth (GB, coloquial) - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2011

apostarlo todo a algo - ian-hill, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 2

As Dogwood says ".....he referred to a "T-shirt" as a "camiseta" and a "shirt" as a "camisa".

In my experience this is true. A shirt can be a man's dress shirt with tie, a polo shirt, or jersey. A shirt can be a woman's blouse, her button up shirt, or just a pullover shirt with a collar.

A T-shirt is much more casual. Usually made of cotton with no collar and short sleeves. Many times it will have a logo (Nike) or writing on it.

Je, je, je. Thank you, Mariana - nila45, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 3

Nila: The quick answer is that anything that a person normally wears to cover the upper part of their body can be called a shirt.

A t-shirt is a shirt.

A polo shirt is a shirt.

A dress shirt is a shirt.

Answer 4

This is a "camiseta" (T-shirt)

Is the same in English?. Can "shirt" be translated as "camiseta" too?

Is ...IT...the same in English? - Yeser007, Mar 21, 2011

That is a T-shirt or camiseta. - --Mariana--, Mar 21, 2011

Well, the problem is in English, we don't always do a good job of calling things by their proper name. EX: Yes that is a t-shirt however, sometimes out of laziness, we'll just call it a shirt. - DJ_Huero, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 5

Nila, thank you for all your corrections to my posts. I offer the following recommendations for your perusal.

I have heard that "T-shirt" can be translated "camiseta" and "shirt" can be translated "camisa". However, I have seen one of the Flashcards translate "shirt" as "camiseta". I am not sure "camiseta" can be accurately translated as "shirt".

Here is the link. Clothing and the present progressive

Thank you for your answers.

Title after "Here is the link" wasn't linked, so I linked it. - pesta, Mar 21, 2011

Thanks, pesta! I missed that. - 0066c384, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 6

Esto es una camiseta.

Estos son camisas. Uno es para casual, y el otro por trabajo o una situación mas elegante.

Answer 7

And this we call a "dress shirt"

This would be a camisa as well. We just label things in a different manner in English. - DJ_Huero, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 8

Well Nila, I suppose the real question is can this be called a "shirt"?

This is what we call a shirt, or more commonly a "Polo shirt". - Yeser007, Mar 21, 2011

Well, I have changed the word "camiseta" for "shirt". If you see the Spanish Dict Flashcard that I have put at the first, in it appears "a shirt" and in the pictures appears "una camiseta" instead of "a camisa". - nila45, Mar 21, 2011

I have problems with the word "shirt" because I think, in the picture, it should be "una camisa" instead of "una camiseta" - nila45, Mar 21, 2011

I would definently call that a camisa/shirt. - DJ_Huero, Mar 21, 2011

Answer 9

There are several types of shirts in English. All of them can be called shirts. For example, "Tuck in your shirt!" can be applied to any shirt, although the results for bare midriff shirts might be rather strange.

Answer 10

This is a "camisa".