colours - nouns and adjectives
Use of common colours: adjectives and nouns
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Common Spanish colours - adjectives:
- amarillo — yellow
- anaranjado — orange
- azul — blue
- blanco — white
- dorado — golden
- gris — gray
- marrón — brown
- negro — black
- morado — purple
- rojo — red
- rosado — pink
- verde — green
As the above are adjectives, they can be modified according to the subject they refer to (number and gender), e.g.:
Nunca me compro una falda negra. Nunca me compro faldas negras.
El sillón en mi salón es verde. Los sillones en mi salón son verdes.
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However, some colours in Spanish are used only as nouns.
Common Spanish colours - nouns:
- beige, beis — beige
- cereza — cherry-colored
- chocolate — chocolate-colored
- esmerelda — emerald
- grana — dark red
- humo — smoky
- lila — lilac
- malva — mauve
- mostaza — mustard-colored
- naranja — orange
- oro — gold
- paja — straw-colored
- rosa — pink
- turquesa — turquoise
- violeta — violet
In this case, their form remains always the same, not influenced by the noun's gender or number:
Nunca me compro una falda naranja. Nunca me compro faldas naranja.
El sillón en mi salón es rosa. Los sillones en mi salón son rosa.
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The following would hence be incorrect:
Nunca me compro faldas naranjas.
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Los sillones en mi salón son rosas.
