📖 Grammar Lessons

Tier 1

Colors

Colors in Spanish 🎨

Basic Colors

Spanish	English	Gender Note
rojo	red	roja (f)
azul	blue	invariable
verde	green	invariable
amarillo	yellow	amarilla (f)
negro	black	negra (f)
blanco	white	blanca (f)
naranja	orange	invariable
morado	purple	morada (f)
gris	gray	invariable
marrón	brown	marrona (f)

Agreement Rules

Adjectives match the noun in gender and number:

- La casa roja (feminine singular)
- Los coches rojos (masculine plural)

Colors ending in -o change to -a for feminine

Colors ending in -e or a consonant are usually invariable

Pronunciation

amarillo: [a.ma.'ɾi.ʎo]

naranja: [na.'ɾaŋ.xa]

Examples

La flor es roja

El cielo es azul

Tengo un coche verde

Las manzanas son amarillas

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