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

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishPronunciation
(Audio)
light
clear
en-sing_lightclear
en-sing_lightclear-2
darken-sing_dark
colorcoloren-sing_color
colorsen-plur_color
coloredcoloreden-sing_colored
whitewhiteen-sing_white
blackblacken-sing_black
yellowyellowen-sing_yellow
orangeorangeen-sing_orange
redreden-sing_red
pinkpinken-sing_pink
violetvioleten-sing_violet
blueblueen-sing_blue
greengreenen-sing_green
brownbrownen-sing_brown
greygreyen-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishPronunciation
(Audio)
newen-sing_new
olden-sing_old
smallen-sing_small
large
big
en-sing_largebig
en-sing_largebig-2
youngen-sing_young
kind
pleasant
en-sing_kindpleasant
en-sing_kindpleasant-2
unkind
unpleasant
en-sing_unkindunpleasant
en-sing_unkindunpleasant-2
patienten-sing_patient
tallen-sing_tall
middle sizeden-sing_middle-sized
smallen-sing_small
faten-sing_fat
thin
slim
en-sing_thinslim
en-sing_thinslim-2
nice
pretty
en-sing_nicepretty
en-sing_nicepretty-2
beautifulen-sing_beautiful
uglyen-sing_ugly
ill
sick
en-sing_illsick
en-sing_illsick-2
healthyen-sing_healthy
happy
cheerful
en-sing_happycheerful
en-sing_happycheerful-2
saden-sing_sad
sportyen-sing_sporty
ambitioneden-sing_ambitioned
intelligenten-sing_intelligent
creativeen-sing_creative
activeen-sing_active
sentimentalen-sing_sentimental
rationalen-sing_rational
emotionalen-sing_emotional
naturalen-sing_natural
romanticen-sing_romantic
nice
amiable
en-sing_niceamiable
en-sing_niceamiable-2
spontaneousen-sing_spontaneous
energeticen-sing_energetic
stressed (out)en-sing_stressed-out
relaxeden-sing_relaxed
frustrateden-sing_frustrated
talenteden-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?en-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?en-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?en-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?en-sing_what-is-she-like

Notes:

1 When talking about people2 When talking about people3 When talking about people

Vocabulary trainer: Colors & Appearance in English

How do you say
creative
in English?

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