Just as with red, Spanish speakers use black to describe very abstract concepts.
#COLORS IN SPANISH FULL#
Black is a mysterious one, very dark and full of strength. Not the black sheep of the family – Negro in Spanishĭid you know black is not a color? Black is actually the absence of color. But you won’t deny it’s pretty versatile, right? Now, here’s how we use it:Įl cojín verde está en el sofá. Where to begin with green? Symbolizing nature, calm and relaxation, all I can think of is peaceful gardens and a cup of tea! This color, “verde” ends in “E” which, as in the usage of “azul”, means it can be used for both masculine and feminine nouns.Īnd I know you’re thinking “These Spanish speakers and their grammar rules!”. They’ll go green for your Spanish! – Verde in Spanish And yes, it works for either masculine and feminine forms. One more thing! You surely noticed how we made the plural form of azul by adding “ES” at the end. (The blue pen is in the drawer.)Įl lapicero de María es azul. “Azul” ends with a consonant, which means we can use it indistinctly for both masculine and feminine nouns, too! But how do we do it in this case? Let’s take a look at the following examples:Įl lapicero azul está en el cajón. Symbolizing calm, serenity, and formality, blue is a versatile color we use for describing many things. (The yellow backpack has pockets.)īlue can be used in many contexts and we use it for an intense dark blue connotation mainly (for light blue, we say “celeste”). (The yellow taxi is mine.)Įl taxi de Patricia es amarillo. Then, you can also use it in sentences like this:Įl taxi amarillo es mío.
“Rojo” has a masculine ending by default (as most colors in Spanish), but we can use it for feminine nouns as well. Symbolizing passion, love, romance and intensity, there is no wonder we use it to describe even the most abstract concepts. Even though it finishes in “O”, mano is actually a feminine noun! So be careful when using colors with these special cases. Special cases apply, as in the case of “mano” (hand).One more thing: If the adjective ends in a consonant or in “E”, then it can be used for both feminine and masculine gender ! For example “grande” (big) could be used for “casa grande” (big house – feminine) or “perro grande” (big dog – masculine).Feminine nouns and adjectives usually end in “A”, while masculine ones usually end in “O”. Most times it is very easy to tell them apart. Most times you just need to add an “S” to the word. Keep it singular or change it to plural form accordingly. Number must be correspondent to the noun given.They must go along with the noun they are describing, therefore let’s recall some important points: Colors as any other adjective follow the basic rules for number and gender. Rule #1 – Colors are mainly used as adjectivesĪlthough (depending on the context) colors can be used as nouns, this time we will focus on the usage of colors as adjectives. Don’t worry though, we will guide you through it! Therefore, the importance to know your colors and use them appropriately in Spanish. Can’t get enough of it! This coming from a Latina girl makes it even more true. Looking to speak Spanish more fluently? For those interested in learning Spanish, know that we simply love adjectives and giving as much detail as possible to every single thing we talk about.
Life is full of colors, everywhere we go, everywhere we look.