You can start new conversations too by talking about your favorite color: "Il mio colore preferito è …". Or perhaps you’re shopping and need to specify what you’re looking for.
After this lesson you’ll be a master of saying the colors in Italian!
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Here are some of the most common Italian colors to get you started. Further on in this lesson we will look at the pronunciation of these and more Italian colors.
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Arancione
Orange
Giallo
Yellow
Blu
Blue
Rosso
Red
Verde
Green
Nero
Black
Marrone
Brown
Rosa
Pink
Porpora / Viola
Purple
Bianco
White
Grigio
Gray
Oro
Gold
Argento
Silver
Bronzo
Bronze
Multicolore
Multi-colored
Arcobaleno
Rainbow
Remember that many colors in Italian change gender depending on the noun it’s describing. If the color ends in ‘o’ it will change to an ‘a’ for a feminine word. For example, "the red shirt" is translated as una camicia rossa. See how the endings match?
You’ve added a whole host of new words to your Italian vocabulary bank. I hope you enjoyed this lesson! Here are a few recommended Italian lessons to try next!
A presto!
Maria DiLorenzi and the Rocket Italian Team
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