Spoken Description

Descubre los colores básicos en español: rojo, azul, verde, amarillo, negro y blanco, con notas de tono, intensidad y uso práctico para ampliar tu vocabulario y comprensión.

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Discover the basic colors in Spanish: red, blue, green, yellow, black, and white, with notes on tone, intensity, and practical usage to expand your vocabulary and understanding.

Colors in Spanish agree in gender and number with the noun they modify, so adjectives often add an -a for feminine and -s for plural.

Basic Colors

Here are the basic color adjectives that describe common hues like red, blue, green, and yellow.

Spanish Word(s)English Word(s)
rojo / rojared
azulblue
verdegreen
amarillo / amarillayellow
negro / negrablack
blanco / blancawhite
morado / moradapurple
naranjaorange
rosado / rosadapink
grisgray
marrónbrown

Aquí están los adjetivos de color básicos que describen tonalidades comunes como rojo, azul, verde y amarillo.

La manzana es. (red)

The apple is red.

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Agreement

Adjectives like rojo change to roja to match a feminine noun: la casa roja. They add -s for plurals: las casas rojas.

Adjetivos como rojo cambian a roja para concordar con un sustantivo femenino: la casa roja. Añaden -s para plurales: las casas rojas.

La flor es. (red)

The flower is red.

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More Colors

Additional color terms describe shades and natural tones, useful for more precise descriptions.

Spanish Word(s)English Word(s)
celestelight blue
beigebeige
turquesaturquoise
vino / rojawine-colored
dorado / doradagolden
plata / platasilver
lima / limalime
melocotónpeach
caquikhaki
granategarnet

Términos de colores adicionales describen tonos y matices naturales, útiles para descripciones más precisas.

Expressions

Colors often appear in idiomatic phrases and set expressions that sometimes have cultural meanings.

Los colores aparecen a menudo en frases idiomáticas y expresiones hechas que a veces tienen significados culturales.

Vocabulary

Memorize key color adjectives and practice them in short sentences to describe things around you.

Memoriza los principales adjetivos de color y practícalos en oraciones cortas para describir las cosas a tu alrededor.

Summary

Colors in Spanish are adjectives that usually agree in gender and number with the noun; learn basic hues plus agreement so you can describe things accurately.

Los colores en español son adjetivos que generalmente concuerdan en género y número con el sustantivo; aprende los tonos básicos además de la concordancia para poder describir las cosas con precisión.

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