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 |

