Basic colors and shades
A1
yellow
Compré una camisa amarilla.
I bought a yellow shirt.
blue
Mi color favorito es el azul.
My favorite color is blue.
white
Las paredes son blancas.
The walls are white.
colour
¿De qué color es tu coche?
What color is your car?
grey
El cielo está gris hoy.
The sky is gray today.
brown
Llevo un cinturón marrón.
I’m wearing a brown belt.
purple
Tiene una camiseta morada.
He has a purple T-shirt.
orange
Llevo una bufanda naranja.
I'm wearing an orange scarf.
black
Lleva un vestido negro elegante.
She's wearing an elegant black dress.
red
El coche es rojo.
The car is red.
pink
El bebé lleva una manta rosa.
The baby has a pink blanket.
green
El campo está verde en primavera.
The countryside is green in spring.
violet
Las flores son violetas.
The flowers are violet.
A2 · Premium
Compré un abrigo beige.
I bought a beige coat.
brilliant
Es una alumna brillante.
She's a brilliant student.
light
Un azul claro.
A light blue.
gold
Lleva un anillo dorado.
She's wearing a gold ring.
multicoloured
El loro tiene plumas multicolores.
The parrot has multicolored feathers.
dark
La habitación es muy oscura.
The room is very dark.
to paint
Pinto el salón este fin de semana.
I'm painting the living room this weekend.
silver
El coche es de color plateado.
The car is silver-colored.
dial tone
No oigo el tono al llamar.
I don't hear the dial tone when I call.
B1 · Premium
muted
El cuadro usa tonos apagados.
The painting uses muted tones.
bluish
Las montañas se ven azuladas a lo lejos.
The mountains look bluish in the distance.
pale
Está pálido, ¿se encuentra bien?
He's pale, is he feeling okay?
reddish
Tiene el pelo rojizo.
He has reddish hair.
to dye
Voy a teñir esta camisa de azul.
I'm going to dye this shirt blue.
transparent
La empresa tiene una política transparente.
The company has a transparent policy.
greenish
El agua del lago es verdosa.
The lake water is greenish.
vivid
Llevo un rojo muy vivo.
I'm wearing a very bright red.
B2 · Premium
fluorescent
Lleva un chaleco fluorescente.
He's wearing a fluorescent vest.
neon
Lleva una camiseta amarillo neón.
He's wearing a neon yellow T-shirt.
C1 · Premium
greyish
El humo dejó las paredes grisáceas.
The smoke left the walls grayish.
nuance / hue
Tiene un matiz dorado.
It has a golden hue.
monochrome
Es una foto monocroma.
It's a monochrome photo.
Frequently asked
35 words, each with a translation and an example sentence: A1 — 13, A2 — 9, B1 — 8, B2 — 2, C1 — 3.
With the A1 list: amarillo — yellow, azul — blue, blanco — white, color — colour, gris — grey, marrón — brown, morado — purple, naranja — orange, negro — black, rojo — red. The full level is on this page.
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