Colors in Spanish
How to name colors in Spanish?
This probably is one of the first questions from the Spanish new learners, same as How to say “I like” in Spanish. We use colors to describe things, clothes, animals, or any specific things we want in life. The way we all see color is depending on the language we speak. We see more than a million colors but we only recognize some of them because of the language we speak. There is no point to remember all colors if you are not going to use them. The colors in Spanish are easy to remember because some of them are very similar to English. Here is a list of the most common colors that will be helpful for sure in life.
Amarillo – yellow
Ámbar – amber
Azul – blue
Blanco – white
Cobre – copper
Dorado – gold
Gris – gray
Magenta – magenta
Marrón – brown
Naranja – orange
Negro – black
Plateado – silver
Morado – purple
Rojo – red
Rosado – pink
Verde – green
Violeta – violet
How to use colors in sentences?
The difference between English and Spanish in using colors in sentences is in English put the color before the noun but in Spanish put it after. For example,
English: A black dog
Spanish: un perro negro
English: I see a girl with pink hair
Spanish: Veo una chica con el pelo rosa
Exercise
- Esta es mi chaqueta ___________ (yellow).
- Quiero tener ojos ___________(green) .
- ¿Puedes darme una camisa (gray) ___________en mi habitación?
- ¿Por qué estás pintando(orange) ___________ en la pared?
- No puedo decidir entre aretes de(gold)__________y (silver)__________.
- ¿Viste a la mujer con un vestido (violet)___________?
- Ayer perdí mi bolso (brown)___________en el parque
- Mi color favorito es el (white),___________ , pero a veces también amo el (black)___________
- ¿Cuál es el color de tus uñas? son (red)___________
- No me gustan los jean (blue) ___________porque me hacen ver raro.
Answers:
1. amarilla
2. verdes
3. gris
4. naranja
5. dorado / plateado
6. violeta
7. marrón
8. blanco / negro
9. rojos
10. azules