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kolor / kolory - color(s) in Polish
Hi Polish Learners! 馃槂
In today's lesson, we will explore the vibrant world of Polish colors. As you dive into this colorful topic, don't forget to check out our other related lessons on Polish weather vocabulary, Polish food and drink vocabulary, and how to introduce yourself in Polish.
Happy learning! 馃寛
Main Colors in Polish[edit | edit source]
* kolor is more common than "barwa"
| Polski | English |
|---|---|
| czarny/a | black |
| br膮zowy/a | brown |
| szary/a | grey, gray |
| bia艂y/a | white |
| 偶贸艂ty/a | yellow |
| r贸偶owy/a | pink |
| pomara艅czowy/a | orange |
| czerwony/a | red |
| fioletowy/a | purple |
| niebieski/a | blue |
| zielony/a | green |
Colors Gender & Plural: Examples[edit | edit source]
if you change the ending, you change the gender:
- czarny = black (m)
- czarna = black (f)
- czarne = black (n)
| Polski | English |
|---|---|
| czarny | black (mas) |
| czarna | black (fem) |
| czarne | black (neu) |
| czarni | black (mas pl) |
| czarni | black (fem pl) |
| bia艂y | white (mas) |
| bia艂a | white (fem) |
| bia艂e | white (neu) |
| biali | white (mas pl) |
| biali | white (fem pl) |
| czerwony | red (mas) |
| czerwona | red (fem) |
| czerwone | red (neu) |
| czerwoni | red (mas pl) |
| czerwoni | red (fem pl) |
| niebieski | blue (mas) |
| niebieska | blue (fem) |
| niebieskie | blue (neu) |
| niebiescy | blue (mas pl) |
| niebiescy | blue (fem pl) |
| 偶贸艂ty | yellow (mas) |
| 偶贸艂ta | yellow (fem) |
| 偶贸艂te | yellow (neu) |
| 偶贸艂cy | yellow (mas pl) |
| 偶贸艂cy | yellow (fem pl) |
| zielony | green (mas) |
| zielona | green (fem) |
| zielone | green (neu) |
| zieloni | green (mas pl) |
| zieloni | green (fem pl) |
| br膮zowy | brown (mas) |
| br膮zowa | brown (fem) |
| br膮zowe | brown (neu) |
| br膮zowi | brown (mas pl) |
| br膮zowi | brown (fem pl) |
Light or Dark[edit | edit source]
| polski | English |
| jasny | light ... |
| ciemny | dark ... |
If you want to say that color is light or dark, you need to add words like: "jasny" (light) or "ciemny" (dark) before the color:
For example:
- jasnoniebieski - light blue
- ciemnopomara艅czowy - dark orange
Polish idioms with colors[edit | edit source]
- Czarna owca (a black sheep) (Oveja negra)
- Widzie膰 bia艂e myszki (to see pink elephants) (Ver elefantes rosas)
- Widzie膰 艣wiat przez r贸偶owe okulary (to see everything in bright colors, to be very optimistic) (Ver todo en colores brillantes, ser muy optimista)
- Czarno co艣 widzie膰 (to be very pessimistic about something) (Ser muy pesimista sobre algo)
Videos - How to Pronounce the colors in Polish[edit | edit source]
Other Lessons[edit | edit source]
- Introduction
- Trees
- Asking Directions
- Idiomatic Expressions
- Fishes
- Arachnids
- Holidays
- City
- Birds
- Countries