Learn Colors and all the Different Shades!

Let's talk about colors! I colori in Italiano!

You probably already know the basics but you might not know all the different shades that there are! In this video we will not only see the a list of colors that you most likely use daily but we will look at patterns and shades of color!

Let's start with the primary colors - I colori primari:

• Il blu (blue)
• Il rosso (red)
• Il giallo (yellow)

The secondary colors are I colori secondari:

• l’arancione (orange)
• Il verde (green)
• Ii viola (purple)

Then if you need to add shades you will need to use 

• Il bianco
• Il nero

and let's not forget the shade of shades ;) Il grigio (grey)

When you mix colors around you will have:

• il rosa
• il marrone
• l’azzurro
• Il verde chiaro
• Il blu scuro
• Il viola chiaro
• Il marrone scuro

Pay attention to the articles. We use articles with colors when you are mentioning the color itself not an item of that specific color… So If I have a black t-shirt I can say:

Ho una maglietta nera

How about patterns? If you go into a shop you might not only want to purchase a plain (tinta unita) red sweater… you might be interested in patterns… here are a few of them:

• a pois  (dots)
• a strisce (lines)
• a fiori (flowers)
• scozzese (tartan)
• a quadretti (squares)
• tinta unita (plain color)
• in fantasia (patterns)

Next week we will look at some interesting idioms with colors! Subscribe tu the YouTube channel or to my newsletter to receive all the new videos and the materials for the lessons!