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| Welcome
to Vol. 16 of the Spanish Online Newsletter! Your weekly Spanish
learning with sound samples, as well as links to Spanish travel
places and more. This week is an easy lesson designed for those
of you who are either beginning students or teaching beginners -
¡los colores! Don't forget to check out or fun and highly
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Lesson
of the Week: Spanish Colors - Los Colores
Colors are easy
to remember and very useful. When describing the color of things
in Spanish, you reverse the word order we are used to in English.
Whereas we say "the blue dog" - in Spanish, they switch
that around and say "the dog blue" - or el
perro azul (if you think a blue dog sounds funny,
then you haven't been to New Orleans!) Remember also that the word
for the color changes with the noun and can become plural or change
gender - just like other adjectives. For example: for "the
white houses" - you WOULDN'T say
las blanco casas - instead you would say
las casas blancas - the white houses. Notice
that azul, verde, marrón, and gris don't
change gender, and violeta doesn't change at all.
nombre
del color |
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gender specific
& plural |
| blanco |
|
blanca
blancos, blancas |
| negro |
|
negra,
negros, negras |
| rojo |
|
roja, rojos,
rojas |
| azul |
|
azules |
| amarillo |
|
amarilla,
amarillos, amarillas |
| rosado |
|
rosada,
rosados, rosadas |
| verde |
|
verdes |
| gris |
|
grises |
| anaranjado |
|
anaranada,
anaranjados, anaranjadas |
| azul
marino |
|
azules
marinos |
| violeta |
|
violeta |
| azul
claro |
|
azul clara,
azules claros, azules claras |
| marrón,
café |
|
marrones,
cafés |
 Click
above to hear an mp3 of these Spanish colors
Worksheet:
Spanish
colors
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Spanish
colors
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and local artesanía, a visit to Quito offers an opportunity
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