Beginners Introduction to Italian Colors (Infographic)

Beginner’s Introduction to Italian Colors (Infographic) Sign up successful Below  is a brief guide to help you recognize Italian colors, as well as how to  pronounce them! Pink Rosa (Roh-sah) Red Rosso (Roh-soh) Orange Arancione (Ah-rahn-cho-neh) Yellow Giallo (Giah-lloh) Green Verde (Ver-deh) Light Blue Azzurro (Ah-zoo=roh) Blue Blu  (Bloo) Navy Blue Blu Marino (Bloo Mah-ree-noh) Purple Porpora (Pour-poh-rah) Violet Violetta (Vee-oh-letta) Brown Marrone (Mah-rone-eh) Black Nero (Neh-roh) Grey Grigio (Gree-joh) White Bianco (Bee-ahn-coh) Silver Argento (Are-Gehn-toh) Gold Dorato (Doh-rah-toh) Changing Italian Colors to Masculine or Feminine When using an Italian color in a sentence,  its  important to remember that  the color may be classified as masculine or feminine,  depending on the context in which the color is used. For example, in the sentence,  La palla rossa.  the letter a is added to the end of rossa, instead of an o because la palla    is feminine. See other examples below: Il  caffè nero. ( The black coffee) La moto gialla. ( The yellow bike) Il dollaro verde. ( The green dollar) Expressing Italian Colors in Plural To express  colors in plural, you may add an “i” for masculine words and an “e” for feminine words. See examples below: I cani neri (The black dogs) Due giacconi verdi (Two green jackets) Changing Italian Colors Depending on Article The endings also change depending on the article. See examples below: Rosso (Red) Rosso (Masculine Singular) Rossa (Feminine Singular) Rossi (Masculine Plural) Rosse (Feminine Plural)  Giallo (Yellow) Giallo (Masculine Singular) Gialla (Feminine Singular) Giallo (Masuline Plural) Gialle (Feminine Plural) Grigio (Grey) Grigio (Masculine Singular) Grigia (Feminine Singular) Grigi (Masculine Plural) Grigie (Feminine Plural) Nero (Black) Nero (Masculine Singular) Nera (Feminine Singular) Neri (Masculine Plural) Nere (Feminine Plural) *Please note that there are some exceptions to this rule. For example, some colors will stay the same, and will not change conjugation, such as blu and viola. Whats more, colors that end in the letter o  will then switch to a, to make it masculine or feminine. Colors that do not end in the letter o, will stay the same, but will change for the plural. For example,  the plural for marrone would be marroni. Thats it for my introduction to Italian colors! I hope this color guide will enable you to  express yourself and the many beautiful colors correctly the next time youre  speaking in Italian. If you would like to practice using  Italian colors more,  talk to your Italian teacher to see if there are any fun exercises you can do. The more you practice the easier it will be to memorize the colors. Post Author:  Liz T. Liz T. teaches singing, acting, music and Italian lessons in Brooklyn, NY.  She is a graduate of the Berklee College of Music with a B.M. in vocal performance and has a graduate certificate in arts administration from New York University. Learn more about Liz here! Interested in Private Lessons? Search thousands of teachers for local and live, online lessons. Sign up for convenient, affordable private lessons today! Search for Your Teacher