This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Catalan. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Catalan“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishCatalanPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearclar (m), clara (f)
darkfosc (m), fosca (f)
colorcolorcolor
coloredcoloredcolorit (m), colorida (f)
whitewhiteblanc
blackblacknegre
yellowyellowgroc
orangeorangetaronja
redredvermell
pinkpinkrosa
violetvioletvioleta
blueblueblau
greengreenverd
brownbrownmarró
greygreygris

Appearance & attributes

EnglishCatalanPronunciation
(Audio)
newnou (m), nova (f)
oldvell (m), vella (f)
smallpetit (m), petita (f)
large / biggran
youngjove
kind / pleasantamable
agradable

unkind / unpleasantdesagradable
patientpacient
tall (When talking about people)alt (m), alta (f)
middle sized (When talking about people)de tamany mitjà
small (When talking about people)petit (m), petita (f)
fatgros (m), grossa (f)
greix


thin / slimprim (m), prima (f)
nice / prettybonic (m), bonica (f)
beautifulbonic (m), bonica (f)
uglylletg (m), lletja (f)
ill / sickmalalt (m), malalta (f)
healthysaludable
happy / cheerfulalegre
sadtrist
sportyesportista
ambitionedambiciós (m), ambiciosa (f)
intelligentintel·ligent
creativecreatiu (m), creativa (f)
activeactiu (m), activa (f)
sentimentalsentimental
rationalracional
emotionalemocional
naturalnatural
romanticromàntic (m), romàntica (f)
nice / amiableagradable
amable

spontaneousespontani (m), espontània (f)
energeticenèrgic (m), enèrgica (f)
stressed (out)estressat (m), estressada (f)
relaxedrelaxat (m), relaxada (f)
frustratedfrustrat (m), frustrada (f)
talentedtalentós (m), talentosa (f)

Questions & phrases

EnglishCatalanPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Quin aspecte té ell?
What does she look like?Quin aspecte té ella?
What is he like?Com és ell?
What is she like?Com és ella?

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