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Colors in Italian
Every one of the colors in Italian, with audio, the rules that matter and example sentences.
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Step 4Vorrei un tavolo per due.
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Start freeColors in Italian, with audio
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| red | rosso |
| orange | arancione |
| yellow | giallo |
| green | verde |
| blue | blu |
| purple | viola |
| pink | rosa |
| brown | marrone |
| black | nero |
| white | bianco |
| gray | grigio |
How Italian colors work
- Colors come after the noun and agree with it: una macchina rossa, un libro rosso.
- Blu, rosa and viola do not change.
- Colors ending in -e, such as verde, work for masculine and feminine.
In a sentence
| English | Italian |
|---|---|
| I like the color blue. | Mi piace il colore blu. |
| My car is red. | La mia macchina è rossa. |
| What color is it? | Di che colore è? |
What are the colors in Italian?
rosso, arancione, giallo, verde, blu, viola, rosa, marrone, nero, bianco, grigio.
Do you capitalise the colors in Italian?
Colors come after the noun and agree with it: una macchina rossa, un libro rosso.
How do you use the colors in a sentence in Italian?
Mi piace il colore blu. (I like the color blue.) La mia macchina è rossa. (My car is red.) Di che colore è? (What color is it?)
How can I remember the colors in Italian?
Say each one out loud, then use it in a short sentence about your own week, plans or things you own. A word you have said in a real sentence is far easier to recall than one from a list.
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