Jan 12 2008

Spanish Colors

Published by Sean under Spanish Lessons

As in many other languages, there are different words for colors in Spanish, depending on hue and local usage. The Spanish words for the colors below are common usage for much of Mexico.

 

*note – naranja is orange, as in the fruit. Anaranjado is the color. In some areas this same principal applies to rosa, but we use rosa for the color pink and rosado for skin rash.

 

Basic Spanish Colors

  Blue Azul
  Green Verde
  Red Rojo
  Yellow Amarillo
  Orange Anaranjado
  Pink Rosa, Rosado
  Purple Morado, Púrpura, violeta
  Brown Café
  Gray Gris
  Black Negro
White Blanco

 

Below is a simple application that has audio and will help with your pronunciation. You will need the Adobe Shockwave (not Flash) plugin.
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