• Ventanas abiertas I
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  • Capítulo 1
  • Capítulo 2
  • Capítulo 3
  • Capítulo 4
  • Capítulo 5
  • Capítulo 6
  • Capítulo 7
  • Apéndice: How to Write a Composition in Spanish
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  • Vocabulario: Los colores

    Colorful balloons in an interior patio of large building, palm tree in center
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    Colores

    Colors

    amarillo

    yellow

    naranja**, anaranjado

    orange

    azul

    blue

    blanco

    white

    gris

    gray

    marrón, pardo, castaño, café*

    brown

    morado

    purple

    negro

    black

    rojo

    red

    rosa**, rosado

    pink

    verde

    green

    violeta

    violet, purple

    *Reference the following link to read about the different shades of brown and when to use them:

    Wordreference - Brown

    There are also many variations between dialects of Spanish in different countries. Generally, brown hair is pelo castaño (chestnut colored hair), brown eyes could be ojos de color café (coffee-colored eyes), ojos marrones, or ojos castaños. Pardo is often used for animals like the brown bear (oso pardo).

    Agreement

    When colors are used as adjectives, they are placed after the nouns they modify. Remember to change those that end in -o in number and gender to reflect the words they modify. Those that end in -e or a consonant change only in number.

    Ejemplos:

    **There are also colors that reference a fruit (naranja) or a flower (rosa, violeta) which have just one form that ends in -a for all masculine, feminine, singular and plural, although it is also correct to use the ending -as for both masculine and feminine plurals.

    ¡Qué raro tener un coche rosa!
    Sweet hot pink Toyota supra sports car
    "Toyota Supra en color rosa" by JavierCostas is licensed under CC BY 2.0.

    Listening

    Visit the following link to see and hear more examples:

    Watch the following video of the colors of houses in Colombia. (Música de Carlos Vivés en el fondo.)

    Los colores de las casas colombianas (MisCositasTV, YouTube)

    Actividades de conversación

    Actividad 1. Los colores.

    With your partner, describe the image below, associating different objects in the classroom with their colors. (Note: for some objects you may need to use more than one color!)

    Suggested vocabulary: las sillas, la computadora, el mapa, los pósters, las mesas, el arcoiris (rainbow)

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