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Je porte une jolie chemise.

Je porte une jolie chemise.
I am wearing a pretty shirt.
From Lesson 75:Which / what (quel)·French

Questions & Answers about Je porte une jolie chemise.

The current lesson is about "quel". How would I ask "Which shirt are you wearing?" to prompt this answer?
Because chemise (shirt) is a feminine, singular noun, you would use the feminine singular form quelle. You could ask, Quelle chemise portes-tu ? (Which shirt are you wearing?).
Why is jolie placed before chemise? I thought French adjectives usually go after the noun.
Most French adjectives do go after the noun, but there is a short list of common exceptions that come before it. You can remember them using the acronym BANGS: Beauty, Age, Number, Goodness, and Size. Because jolie (pretty) describes beauty, it comes right before the noun.
I previously learned that porter means "to carry". Does it also mean "to wear"?
Yes! Porter is a very common verb used for both "to carry" a physical object and "to wear" clothing, glasses, or accessories. You can easily tell which meaning is intended based on the context of the sentence.
Is une chemise the word for any kind of shirt?
Une chemise usually refers specifically to a man's button-up shirt, though it can sometimes be used generally. A woman's button-up blouse is called un chemisier. Interestingly, while chemise is a feminine noun, chemisier is masculine!

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