Key Phrases
Di che colore è questo?
What color is this?
Questo è un colore chiaro/scuro.
This is a light/dark color.
Mi piace il colore blu.
I like the color blue.
Skills You'll Learn
Identifying colors
Identificare i colori
Describing shades of colors
Descrivere le sfumature dei colori
Expressing color preferences
Esprimere preferenze sui colori
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Colore
koh-LO-reh
Color
Rosso
ROH-ssoh
Red
Blu
BLOO
Blue
💬 [Blu] is one of those color words that usually stays the same in singular and plural: [un'auto blu], [due auto blu]. The same often happens with colors like [rosa] and [viola].
See breakdown →Giallo
JAHL-loh
Yellow
Verde
VEHR-deh
Green
Nero
NEH-roh
Black
Bianco
BYAHN-koh
White
Colore chiaro
koh-LO-reh KYA-roh
Light color
💬 In Italian, color words often come after the noun: [una macchina rossa], not "red car" word-for-word. The same pattern appears here: [colore chiaro], [colore scuro].
See breakdown →Colore scuro
koh-LO-reh SKOO-roh
Dark color
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