Colors in Spanish
These twelve colors cover most everyday description. In Spanish the color follows the noun, and some colors change their ending to agree with it.
The basic colors
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rojo
ROH-hoh
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red
The j is a throaty h
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naranja
nah-RAHN-hah
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orange
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amarillo
ah-mah-REE-yoh
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yellow
Double l sounds like y
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verde
VEHR-deh
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green
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azul
ah-SOOL
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blue
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morado
moh-RAH-doh
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purple
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rosa
ROH-sah
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pink
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marrón
mah-ROHN
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brown
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negro
NEH-groh
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black
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blanco
BLAHN-koh
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white
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gris
grees
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grey
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violeta
vyoh-LEH-tah
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violet
Lighter and darker
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azul claro
ah-SOOL KLAH-roh
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light blue
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azul oscuro
ah-SOOL ohs-KOO-roh
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dark blue
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verde claro
VEHR-deh KLAH-roh
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light green
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rojo oscuro
ROH-hoh ohs-KOO-roh
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dark red
Which colors change, and which do not
Colors ending in o change for both gender and number: rojo, roja, rojos, rojas.
Colors ending in another letter change only for number: verde becomes verdes, azul becomes azules, gris becomes grises.
Rosa, naranja and violeta are really the names of a flower, a fruit and a flower, so in careful Spanish they never change at all: unas flores rosa.
Once you add claro or oscuro, the whole phrase stops changing: unos ojos azul claro.
- la casa blancathe white house
- los zapatos negrosthe black shoes
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