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

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearLuce
chiaro
it-sing_lightclear
it-sing_lightclear-2
darkscuroit-sing_dark
colorcolorcoloreit-sing_color
coloredcoloredcoloratoit-sing_colored
whitewhitebiancoit-sing_white
blackblackneroit-sing_black
yellowyellowgialloit-sing_yellow
orangeorangearancioneit-sing_orange
redredrossoit-sing_red
pinkpinkrosait-sing_pink
violetvioletviolait-sing_violet
bluebluebluit-sing_blue
greengreenverdeit-sing_green
brownbrownmarroneit-sing_brown
greygreygrigioit-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
newnuovoit-sing_new
oldvecchioit-sing_old
smallpiccoloit-sing_small
large / biggrande
ampio
it-sing_largebig
it-sing_largebig-2
younggiovaneit-sing_young
kind / pleasantgentile
piacevole
it-sing_kindpleasant
it-sing_kindpleasant-2
unkind / unpleasantscortese
spiacevole
it-sing_unkindunpleasant
it-sing_unkindunpleasant-2
patientpazienteit-sing_patient
tallaltoit-sing_tall
middle sizeddi taglia mediait-sing_middle-sized
smallpiccoloit-sing_small
fatgrassoit-sing_fat
thin / slimsottile
magro
it-sing_thinslim
it-sing_thinslim-2
nice / prettycarino
bello
it-sing_nicepretty
it-sing_nicepretty-2
beautifulbelloit-sing_beautiful
uglybruttoit-sing_ugly
ill / sickammalato
malato
it-sing_illsick
it-sing_illsick-2
healthysanoit-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulfelice
allegro
it-sing_happycheerful
it-sing_happycheerful-2
sadtristeit-sing_sad
sportysportivoit-sing_sporty
ambitionedambitoit-sing_ambitioned
intelligentintelligenteit-sing_intelligent
creativecreativoit-sing_creative
activeattivoit-sing_active
sentimentalsentimentaleit-sing_sentimental
rationalrazionaleit-sing_rational
emotionalemotivoit-sing_emotional
naturalnaturaleit-sing_natural
romanticromanticoit-sing_romantic
nice / amiablegentile
amabile
it-sing_niceamiable
it-sing_niceamiable-2
spontaneousspontaneoit-sing_spontaneous
energeticenergeticoit-sing_energetic
stressed (out)ansiosoit-sing_stressed-out
relaxedrilassatoit-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustratoit-sing_frustrated
talentedtalentuosoit-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishItalianPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?A cosa assomiglia?it-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?A cosa assomiglia?it-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Com'è lui?it-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Com'è Lei?it-sing_what-is-she-like

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