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Colors in Spanish

The basic colors in Spanish with pronunciation, translation and an example sentence each, plus the words for light and dark, gold and silver.

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The basic colors and how to describe them

Colors are among the easiest words to practise, because you see them everywhere. Here are the basic colors with their pronunciation and an example sentence each, plus light and dark, gold and silver.

The words

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el color[el koˈloɾ]color
¿De qué color es tu coche?What color is your car?
rojo[ˈroxo]red
La manzana es roja.The apple is red.
azul[aˈθul]blue
El cielo está azul.The sky is blue.
amarillo[amaˈɾiʝo]yellow
El plátano es amarillo.The banana is yellow.
verde[ˈbeɾðe]green
La hierba es verde.The grass is green.
naranja[naˈɾanxa]orange
Mi camiseta es naranja.My T-shirt is orange.
morado[moˈɾaðo]purple
Las uvas son moradas.The grapes are purple.
rosa[ˈrosa]pink
La flor es rosa.The flower is pink.
marrón[maˈron]brown
El oso es marrón.The bear is brown.
negro[ˈneɣɾo]black
El gato negro es muy bonito.The black cat is very beautiful.
blanco[ˈblaŋko]white
La nieve es blanca.The snow is white.
gris[ɡɾis]gray
Hoy el cielo está gris.The sky is gray today.
celeste[θeˈleste]light blue; sky blue
Mi habitación es celeste.My bedroom is light blue.
dorado[doˈɾaðo]gold; golden
Mi madre tiene un anillo dorado.My mother has a gold ring.
plateado[plateˈaðo]silver
El coche es plateado.The car is silver.
claro[ˈklaɾo]light (color)
Mi camisa es azul claro.My shirt is light blue.
oscuro[osˈkuɾo]dark (color)
Lleva un abrigo verde oscuro.He is wearing a dark green coat.

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Rojo, roja, rojos

Most Spanish colors agree with the noun: un coche rojo, una casa roja, casas rojas. Colors that are also the names of things, such as naranja and rosa, often stay the same: camisas naranja, though naranjas is also heard.

Light and dark follow the color, azul claro, verde oscuro, and such pairs do not change: ojos azul claro.

Questions about these words

Do colors change with the noun?: In English they never do. In Spanish, German and French most of them change their ending with the noun, and a few named after a fruit or a flower stay the same. The note above gives the rule for this language.
How do I practise colors?: Name the colors of what you see on the way to work or school, aloud. Then add a noun: a red car, a green door. That one step teaches you the agreement as well.

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Other languages: Colors in German Colors in French