A1.24: Colours

Colores

Listening & reading materials

Practice vocabulary in context with real materials.

A1.24.1 Diálogo

¿Qué llevas hoy?

What are you wearing today?


A1.24.2 Cultura

Colores de España: La bandera española

Colours of Spain: The Spanish flag


Vocabulary (16)

 Rojo: Red (Spanish)

Rojo

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Red Show

 Blanco: White (Spanish)

Blanco

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White Show

 Negro: Black (Spanish)

Negro

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Black Show

 Gris: Gray (Spanish)

Gris

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Gray Show

 Azul: blue (Spanish)

Azul

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Blue Show

 Amarillo: yellow (Spanish)

Amarillo

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Yellow Show

 Verde: Green (Spanish)

Verde

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Green Show

 Marrón: Brown (Spanish)

Marrón

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Brown Show

 Rosa: Pink (Spanish)

Rosa

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Pink Show

 Naranja: Orange (Spanish)

Naranja

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Orange Show

 Violeta: violet (Spanish)

Violeta

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Violet Show

 Gustar (to like) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Gustar

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To like Show

 El color: The colour (Spanish)

El color

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The colour Show

 Maquillarse (to put on makeup) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Maquillarse

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To put on makeup Show

 Pintarse (to paint oneself) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Pintarse

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To paint oneself Show

 Odiar (to hate) - Verb conjugation and exercises

Odiar

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To hate Show

Exercises

These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.

Exercise 1: Conversation exercise

Instruction:

  1. Describe los colores de la ropa. (Describe the colours of the clothes.)
  2. Describe el color de pelo de cada persona. (Describe the hair colour of each person.)
  3. Describe tu propia apariencia. (Describe your own appearance.)

Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes

Example phrases:

Los zapatos son blancos.

The shoes are white.

Tiene el pelo castaño.

She has brown hair.

La mujer lleva un traje amarillo.

The woman is wearing a yellow suite.

Ella tiene el pelo rubio.

She has blond hair.

Llevo una blusa morada.

I'm wearing a purple blouse.

Alice lleva botas negras.

Alice is wearing black boots.

Ella lleva un par de vaqueros.

She is wearing a pair of jeans.

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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards

Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.

Exercise 3: Translate and use in a sentence

Instruction: Pick a word, translated and use the word in a sentence or dialogue.

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Blanco


White

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Amarillo


Yellow

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Azul


Blue

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Violeta


Violet

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Pintarse


To paint oneself

Exercise 4: Reorder sentences

Instruction: Make correct sentences and translate.

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1.
el color | azul para | pared? | ¿Te gusta | pintar la
¿Te gusta el color azul para pintar la pared?
(Do you like the colour blue for painting the wall?)
2.
me gusta | ropa. | mucho el | A mí | para la | color rojo
A mí me gusta mucho el color rojo para la ropa.
(I really like the colour red for clothing.)
3.
color marrón | zapatos. | para los | No me | gusta el
No me gusta el color marrón para los zapatos.
(I don't like the colour brown for shoes.)
4.
prefieres | ¿Qué | colores | maquillarte? | para
¿Qué colores prefieres para maquillarte?
(What colours do you prefer for your makeup?)
5.
es muy | Les gusta | natural. | el color | verde porque
Les gusta el color verde porque es muy natural.
(They like the colour green because it is very natural.)
6.
el pelo | de colores | muy fuertes. | gusta pintarnos | No nos
No nos gusta pintarnos el pelo de colores muy fuertes.
(We don't like dyeing our hair in very bright colours.)

Exercise 5: Match a word

Instruction: Match the translations

Me gusta mucho el color azul porque es un color muy tranquilo. (I really like the colour blue because it is a very calming colour.)
No me gusta el color marrón porque me parece aburrido. (I don't like the colour brown because I find it boring.)
Ella se pinta las uñas de rojo todos los días. (She paints her nails red every day.)
Los coches verdes son mis favoritos para viajar. (Green cars are my favourites for travelling.)

Exercise 6: Cluster the words

Instruction: Clasifica las palabras según el tipo de colores: colores básicos para describir objetos y colores relacionados con el cabello o el maquillaje.

Colores básicos para objetos

Colores y términos para cabello y maquillaje

Exercise 7: Expresar gustos y disgustos: (no) me gusta

Instruction: Fill in the correct word.

Grammar: Expressing likes and dislikes: (no) me gusta

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no les gusta, te gustan, no os gusta, le gusta, no le gustan, me gustan, me gusta, os gusta

1. Gustar:
A vosotros ... muchas cosas.
(You like many things.)
2. No gustar:
A vosotros ... el color violeta.
(You don't like the colour purple.)
3. Gustar:
A mí ... las mujeres con labios rojos.
(I like women with red lips.)
4. Gustar:
A tí ... todos los colores.
(You like all colours.)
5. No gustar:
A ellos ... llevar ropa negra.
(They don't like wearing black clothes.)
6. No gustar:
A él ... los frutos rojos.
(He doesn't like red berries.)
7. Gustar:
A ella ... maquillarse.
(She likes to put on makeup.)
8. Gustar:
A mí ... el color rosa.
(I like the colour pink.)

Grammar

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A1.24.3 Gramática

Expresar gustos y disgustos: (no) me gusta

Expressing likes and dislikes: (no) me gusta


Verb conjugation tables for this lesson

Maquillarse to put on makeup

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) me maquillo I put on makeup
(tú) te maquillas You put on makeup
(él/ella) se maquilla he/she puts on makeup
(nosotros/nosotras) nos maquillamos we put on makeup
(vosotros/vosotras) os maquilláis You put on makeup
(ellos/ellas) se maquillan They put on makeup

Exercises and examples phrases

Pintarse to paint oneself

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Spanish English
(yo) me pinto I paint myself
(tú) te pintas You paint yourself
(él/ella) se pinta he/she paints himself/herself
(nosotros/nosotras) nos pintamos we paint ourselves
(vosotros/vosotras) os pintáis You paint yourselves
(ellos/ellas) se pintan They paint themselves

Exercises and examples phrases

Gustar to like

Presente

Spanish English
(yo) me gusta I like
(tú) te gusta You like
(él/ella) le gusta he/she likes
(nosotros/nosotras) nos gusta we like
(vosotros/vosotras) os gusta You like
(ellos/ellas) les gusta they like

Exercises and examples phrases

Odiar to hate

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Spanish English
(yo) odio I hate
(tú) odias You hate
(él/ella) odia he/she hates
(nosotros/nosotras) odiamos we hate
(vosotros/vosotras) odiáis You hate
(ellos/ellas) odian they hate

Exercises and examples phrases

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