Every color word on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Spanish lists with its meaning, the beginner ones in a real sentence. Filter it, flip it into flashcards, or carry it on your Lock Screen with Lock&Learn Spanish.
The color words of Spanish, from rojo, azul and verde to the shades further up the levels, each with its English meaning. Colors are adjectives in Spanish, so they follow the noun and agree with it; the note above the list shows how.
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Colors are adjectives in Spanish, so they follow the noun and agree with it: un coche rojo, una casa roja, flores rojas. Colors ending in -e or a consonant change only for the plural (verde, verdes; azul, azules), and colors named after things, like rosa and naranja, often stay the same.
| English | Spanish | Feminine, plural |
|---|---|---|
| red | rojo | roja, rojos |
| blue | azul | azul, azules |
| green | verde | verde, verdes |
| yellow | amarillo | amarilla, amarillos |
| white | blanco | blanca, blancos |
| black | negro | negra, negros |
| gray | gris | gris, grises |
| brown | marr贸n (caf茅 in much of Latin America) | marr贸n, marrones |
| orange | naranja | naranja, naranja or naranjas |
| pink | rosa | rosa, rosa or rosas |
| purple | morado | morada, morados |
| Word | Meaning | Level | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| color | color | A1 | 驴Cu谩l es tu color favorito?What is your favorite color? |
| rojo | red | A1 | 驴De qu茅 color es? Es rojo.What color is it? It is red. |
| amarillo | yellow | A1 | 驴El coche es amarillo?The car is yellow. |
| azul | blue | A1 | El cielo es azul.The sky is blue. |
| verde | green | A1 | 隆La manzana es verde!The apple is green. |
| marr贸n | brown | A1 | 驴De qu茅 color es? Es marr贸n.My coat is brown. |
| blanco | white | A1 | 驴Es tu coche blanco?My car is white. |
| negro | black | A1 | 隆El gato es negro!The cat is black. |
| gris | grey or gray | A1 | El coche de mi padre es gris.My father's car is gray. |
| azul cielo | sky blue | A2 | |
| color primario | primary color | B1 | |
| azul marino | navy blue | B1 | |
| colorido | colorful, colorfulness, or color palette | B2 | |
| matiz | color nuance | C1 |
Word lists follow the Plan Curricular del Instituto Cervantes inventories, with Lock&Learn's own level calibration. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences are original Lock&Learn content.
The basic ones are rojo (red), azul (blue), verde (green), amarillo (yellow), blanco (white), negro (black), gris (gray), marr贸n (brown), naranja (orange), rosa (pink) and morado (purple). The table lists the 14 color words on the CEFR-levelled Lock&Learn Spanish lists; the A1 ones come with a real example sentence.
9 from A1, 1 from A2, 2 from B1, 1 from B2, 1 from C1. The level chip on each row says where the word sits, so you can stop at your level or read ahead. Beginner-level words carry a real example sentence; the rest show word and meaning, with their sentences in the app.
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