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Colors, Shapes, and Sizes

Descriptive vocabulary—colors and shades, geometric shapes, dimensions, sizes, and visual descriptions in Spanish

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Colors, Shapes, and Sizes

Essential vocabulary for describing visual characteristics, colors, shapes, and dimensions.

Basic Colors

rojo (red) azul (blue) amarillo (yellow) verde (green) naranja (orange) morado/púrpura (purple) rosa/rosado (pink) marrón/café (brown) negro (black) blanco (white) gris (gray)

Shades and Variations

claro (light) oscuro (dark) brillante (bright) pálido (pale) vivo (vivid)

azul claro (light blue) verde oscuro (dark green) rojo brillante (bright red)

Color Descriptions

de color... (color of...) ¿De qué color es? (What color is it?) Es de color azul. (It's blue.) multicolor (multicolored) a rayas (striped) a cuadros (checkered/plaid) con lunares (polka-dotted) estampado (printed/patterned)

Shapes

el círculo (circle) el cuadrado (square) el rectángulo (rectangle) el triángulo (triangle) el óvalo (oval) la estrella (star) el corazón (heart) el rombo (diamond/rhombus)

Adjectives: redondo (round) cuadrado (square) rectangular (rectangular) triangular (triangular)

Sizes

grande (big) pequeño (small) mediano (medium) enorme/gigante (huge) diminuto/minúsculo (tiny)

Dimensions

largo (long) corto (short) alto (tall/high) bajo (short/low) ancho (wide) estrecho (narrow) grueso (thick) delgado/fino (thin) profundo (deep)

Measurements

medir (to measure) la altura (height) la longitud (length) el ancho (width) el tamaño (size)

¿Cuánto mide? (How much does it measure?) Mide dos metros de largo. (It measures two meters long.)

Comparatives with Sizes

más grande que (bigger than) más pequeño que (smaller than) del mismo tamaño (the same size) el doble de grande (twice as big)

Patterns and Textures

liso (smooth) rugoso (rough) suave (soft) áspero (rough/coarse)

Common Phrases

Es de color verde. (It's green.) Tiene forma redonda. (It has a round shape.) Es más grande que ese. (It's bigger than that one.) ¿Qué tamaño tienes? (What size do you have?)

Practice

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