Useful Adjectives: Colors

Remember that colors are adjectives and therefore must agree in number and gender with the nouns they modify.

attractive

attraente

aht-trah-EHN-teh

black

nero

neh-roh

(dark) blue

blu

bloo

(pale) blue

azzurro

ahds-ZOO-roh

brown

marrone

mahr-ROH-neh

comfortable

comodo

KOH-moh-doh

elegant

elegante

eh-leh-GAHN-teh

fashionable, in fashion

alla/di moda

ahl-lah moh-dah

gold (in color), golden

d'orato

doh-RAH-toh

(made) of gold, gold

d'oro

doh-roh

gray

grigio

gree-joe

green

verde

vehr-day

long

lungo

loon-goh

naked, bare, nude

nudo

noo-doh

orange

arancione

ah-rahn-CHOH-nay

pink

rosa

roh-zah

purple, violet

viola

vyoh-lah

red

rosso

rohs-soh

rough, coarse

rozzo

rohts-soh

short

corto

kohr-toh

silver (in color), silvery

argenteo

ahr-jehn-TAY-oh

(made) of silver, silver

d'argento

dahr-JEHN-toh

soft, smooth

morbido

MOHR-bee-doh

thick

spesso

spehs-soh

tight(-fitting)

stretto

streht-toh

white

bianco

byahn-koh

worn out

consumato

kohn-soo-MAH-toh

yellow

giallo

jahl-loh

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