{"id":37319,"date":"2024-12-05T10:05:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T09:05:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ihmadrid.com\/?p=37319"},"modified":"2024-12-03T10:16:15","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T09:16:15","slug":"colours-in-spanish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ihmadrid.com\/en\/blog\/colours-in-spanish.html","title":{"rendered":"Colours in Spanish: Names and pronunciation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning how to say and pronounce colours in Spanish is an essential step in learning the language and, in most in-person or <\/span>online Spanish courses<\/b><\/a>, it\u2019s one of the first vocabulary topics you\u2019ll study, along with <\/span>how to count from 0 to 100 in Spanish<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Given that colours are a common part of everyday descriptions, this is an important group of words to study early on during your Spanish-learning journey. Plus, the fact that colours are adjectives makes this a good segway into mastering the general use of Spanish adjectives.<\/span><\/p>\n

In this blog post, we\u2019ll go through <\/span>the basics of colours in Spanish<\/b>, from how to write them to how to pronounce them. We\u2019ll also explain how the use of colours can change depending on the noun that they are describing. All of that and more follows below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

How to write and pronounce all colours in Spanish<\/b><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s get to it, and go through<\/span> the list of the main colours in Spanish language<\/b>. We\u2019ll keep it basic to begin with and mostly stick to the colours of the rainbow in Spanish. They are translated and pronounced as so:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Colour in English<\/span><\/td>\nColour in Spanish<\/span><\/td>\nPronunciation in Spanish<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
black<\/span><\/td>\nnegro<\/span><\/td>\nneh-groh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
white<\/span><\/td>\nblanco<\/span><\/td>\nblan-koh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
red<\/span><\/td>\nrojo<\/span><\/td>\nraw-ho<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
blue<\/span><\/td>\nazul<\/span><\/td>\nah-sool<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
green<\/span><\/td>\nverde<\/span><\/td>\nbehr-deh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
yellow<\/span><\/td>\namarillo<\/span><\/td>\nahm-ah-ree-yoh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
orange<\/span><\/td>\nnaranja<\/span><\/td>\nnah-rahn-hah<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pink<\/span><\/td>\nrosa<\/span><\/td>\nraw-sah<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
purple<\/span><\/td>\nmorado<\/span><\/td>\nmaw-rah-doh<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
brown<\/span><\/td>\nmarr\u00f3n<\/span><\/td>\nmah-ron<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

You\u2019ll notice that there isn\u2019t much of a pattern when it comes to the words in this colours in Spanish list, with some ending in \u201c-o\u201d, some ending in \u201c-a\u201d, some ending in \u201c-e\u201d and others ending in consonants. What this means is that the only real way to master colours in Spanish language is by memorising them and by practising, something that you can do out and about in the city if you\u2019re taking one of IH Madrid\u2019s in-person <\/span>Spanish courses in Madrid<\/b><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Another element to keep in mind when it comes to colours in Spanish language is the use of the words \u201clight\u201d, \u201cdark\u201d and \u201cbright\u201d, which would be \u201cclaro\u201d, \u201coscuro\u201d and \u201cfuerte\u201d, respectively.<\/b> Just as in English, these can be paired with colour adjectives to alter the meaning slightly, and we\u2019ll outline a few examples here:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n