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kolor / kolory - color(s) in Polish
Hi Polish Learners! 😃
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! 🌈
Main Colors in Polish[edit | edit source]
* kolor is more common than "barwa"
| Polski | English |
|---|---|
| czarny/a | black |
| brązowy/a | brown |
| szary/a | grey, gray |
| biały/a | white |
| żółty/a | yellow |
| różowy/a | pink |
| pomarańczowy/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) |
| biały | white (mas) |
| biała | white (fem) |
| białe | 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) |
| żółty | yellow (mas) |
| żółta | yellow (fem) |
| żółte | yellow (neu) |
| żółcy | yellow (mas pl) |
| żółcy | yellow (fem pl) |
| zielony | green (mas) |
| zielona | green (fem) |
| zielone | green (neu) |
| zieloni | green (mas pl) |
| zieloni | green (fem pl) |
| brązowy | brown (mas) |
| brązowa | brown (fem) |
| brązowe | brown (neu) |
| brązowi | brown (mas pl) |
| brązowi | 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
- ciemnopomarańczowy - dark orange
Polish idioms with colors[edit | edit source]
- Czarna owca (a black sheep) (Oveja negra)
- Widzieć białe myszki (to see pink elephants) (Ver elefantes rosas)
- Widzieć świat przez różowe okulary (to see everything in bright colors, to be very optimistic) (Ver todo en colores brillantes, ser muy optimista)
- Czarno coś widzieć (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