Vocabulary and Sentences Related to Colors

Introduction

• Instructor: Yishang from HarveyMandarin.com
• Topic: Colors in Mandarin

Key Vocabulary

• Color: 颜色 (yánsè)

Questions

• What color do you like?
  • Mandarin: 你喜欢什么颜色?
  • Breakdown: 你 (you) + 喜欢 (like) + 什么 (what) + 颜色 (color)

Color Vocabulary and Sentences

Red

• Red: 红色 (hóngsè)
• Sentence: 我喜欢红色。 (Wǒ xǐhuān hóngsè.)
  • Translation: I like red.

Orange

• Orange: 橙色 (chéngsè)
• Sentence: 她爱穿橙色的衣服。 (Tā ài chuān chéngsè de yīfú.)
  • Translation: She loves to wear orange clothes.

Yellow

• Yellow: 黄色 (huángsè)
• Sentence: 黄色非常醒目。 (Huángsè fēicháng xǐngmù.)
  • Translation: Yellow is very eye-catching.

Green

• Green: 绿色 (lǜsè)
• Sentence: 青蛙是绿色的。 (Qīngwā shì lǜsè de.)
  • Translation: Frogs are green.

Blue

• Blue: 蓝色 (lánsè)
• Sentence: 她的眼睛是蓝色的。 (Tā de yǎnjīng shì lánsè de.)
  • Translation: Her eyes are blue.

Purple

• Purple: 紫色 (zǐsè)
• Sentence: 我想买那件紫色的连衣裙。 (Wǒ xiǎng mǎi nà jiàn zǐsè de liányīqún.)
  • Translation: I want to buy that purple dress.

Pink

• Pink: 粉色 (fěnsè)
• Sentence: 那件粉色的毛衣非常可爱。 (Nà jiàn fěnsè de máoyī fēicháng kě'ài.)
  • Translation: That pink sweater is very cute.

Gray

• Gray: 灰色 (huīsè)
• Sentence: 今天天空是灰色的。 (Jīntiān tiānkōng shì huīsè de.)
  • Translation: Today the sky is gray.

Black

• Black: 黑色 (hēisè)
• Sentence: 那件黑色的连衣裙很性感。 (Nà jiàn hēisè de liányīqún hěn xìnggǎn.)
  • Translation: That black dress is sexy.

White

• White: 白色 (báisè)
• Sentence: 我很少穿白色的裤子。 (Wǒ hěn shǎo chuān báisè de kùzi.)
  • Translation: I rarely wear white pants.

Brown

• Brown: 棕色 (zōngsè)
• Sentence: 那个棕色的钱包多少钱? (Nàgè zōngsè de qiánbāo duōshao qián?)
  • Translation: How much is that brown wallet?

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