"Il mio vestito"

[angie_hesham]

if vistiti means clothes - how can i say dresses ?!

[_DOMYz]

In italian:
Clothes = Vestiti
Dresses = Vestiti
Dress up= Vèstiti

Yes... We are fantasious on speak our language

[Libellule808]

To get dressed is vestirsi.

[futurememory]

Why isn't "my clothing" acceptable for this? Or is vestito in the singular only a dress?

[Sebafleb]

your second question is correct

[Siena382605]

Its singular well my dad told me that and hes Italian

[Supersteph1470]

Because its suppose to be "my CLOTHES" not "my CLOTHING"

[dnovinc]

Is it more common for a man to say "my suit" as "il mio vestito" or as "il mio abito" ?

[Sebafleb]

I think it is more common to say my suit because more men have suits rather than dresses

[dnovinc]

Thanks for replying, but I was asking because "vestito" can mean "suit" as well:

• http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vestito#Noun_2
• http://en.pons.com/translate/italian-english/vestito

[DanielKaye]

We do the same thing in English. If you say your are dressing up, or getting dressed up, or wearing fancy dress, it means dresses for girls but suits for guys.

There are more specific words for suit and dress, but vestito is commonly used and understood.

The plural form, just like English, means clothing in general. "Look at all these dresses / forms of dress / outfits

[SoggyScroll]

"Look at all these dresses" does not mean general clothing in English, ever. If you say that you'd better be looking at a bunch of dresses (a dress that a woman would wear).

[GinoRingo]

not been to the States lately?

[Siena382605]

My dad says "il mio vestito"

[Michelemaz12]

My outfit is also correct?

[gxbbi]

Does it make a difference if you say or don't say "Il" at the start of this sentence?

[LirimJahiu2017]

You cannot say : Mio vestito. But you have to say : Il mio vestito

[Dream_into_Plan]

i am confused. Is Vestito/Vestiti is "cloth/clothes" or "dress/dresses" or both?

[_DOMYz]

Both. And also "suit/suits".

[007jr1]

Vestiti means clothes in one question and dress in another!!
Not consistent

[Libellule808]

Weird. Almost how in English, fan can mean both admirer or a device for cooling yourself. Funny how the same word can have multiple meanings, even in Italian. Vestiti means clothes, suits, or dresses. Don't get mad at the language for being the way it is. Just learn it.

[sofocle]

I am a man, therefore il "mio vestito" sarà: "my suit" e diventerà "my dress" solo se e quando the man turns into a woman. I thik so.