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Colours in Spanish
Rojo, azul, verde — the main colours with IPA, translations and examples you can listen to, plus claro and oscuro for shades. Then three exercises to make them stick.
- 11 colours + shades
- Audio and IPA
- Gender and number
- 3 exercises
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How to talk about colours in Spanish
Colours are adjectives, so they follow the noun and agree with it: un coche rojo, una casa roja, unos zapatos rojos. Colours ending in -o change for gender and number; others only for number: azul — azules, verde — verdes.
Rosa and naranja (and colour nouns like lila) often don’t change at all: una camisa rosa, unos zapatos naranja. Shades use claro and oscuro: azul claro, verde oscuro — these don’t change either.
Colours in Spanish
The main colours and the words for shades. Tap a word or an example to hear it.
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- red
- blue
- green
- yellow
- black
- white
- orange
- pink
- purple
- grey
- brown
- colour
- light
- dark
Practice: test yourself
10 words from the list per round. After every answer you hear the word and the right option lights up.
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How to learn colours quickly
- Look around and name the colours: la mesa es marrón, la pared es blanca.
- Rojo means “red”, not ginger: red hair is pelo pelirrojo.
- Azul covers blue and light blue; to be precise say azul oscuro or azul claro (celeste).
- Asking about colour: ¿De qué color es? — “What colour is it?”
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What are the basic colours in Spanish?
Rojo (red), azul (blue), verde (green), amarillo (yellow), negro (black), blanco (white), naranja (orange), rosa (pink), morado (purple), gris (grey), marrón (brown).
Do Spanish colours change for gender?
Yes, if they end in -o: rojo — roja, blanco — blanca. Colours ending in -e or a consonant change only for number: verde — verdes, azul — azules, gris — grises. Rosa and naranja usually don’t change at all.
Does the colour go before or after the noun?
After: un coche rojo, una flor amarilla. A colour before the noun is mostly poetic.
How do you say light blue or dark green?
Add claro (light) or oscuro (dark): azul claro, verde oscuro. In this combination they don’t change: unas camisas azul claro.
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