What is the color of...? ¿De qué color es....? ¿De qué color son....?

What is the color of.....?

¿De qué color es.........?

¿De qué color son.........?

In this video, I will use the colors and some of the clothing items to show how to ask when you want to find out the color of things. It is done in a slow paced way so those of you who have never study Spanish can learn how to pronounce it.

 

Pronunciation of P, T, and K

In English, the [p], [t] and [k] sounds at the beginning of a word are aspirated. In other words, they are released witha small puff of air.

In Spanish, the [p], [t] and [k] are never aspirated. The Spanish [t] is dental and the sound is made by placing the tongue against the back of the upper teeth.

The [k] in Spanish is like in english but is not aspirated. The same sound occurs when we place the letter c before consonants like in clase or before vowels such as a,o and u (casa, colores, ¿cómo?)

To English speakers the [p], [t] and [k] sound more like [b], [d] and [g].

As soon as I am able I will have some sound files or video to give you an idea of what I am talking about.

Los Colores ( colors)

Los Colores 

colors

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The colors are feminine, masculine, singular or plural in order to match the nouns. An example is:
La casa es amarilla. (The house is yellow).

amarillo (amarillos)	amarilla   (amarillas)	yellow
anaranjado (anaranjados)	anaranjada (anaranjadas)	orange
blanco   (blancos)	blanca    (blancas)	white
morado (morados)	morada   (moradas)	purple
negro  (negros)	negra     (negras)	black
Pardo   (pardos) marrón (marrones)	parda  (pardas)          marrón (marrones) is the same as in feminine form.	brown
rojo     (rojos)	roja     (rojas)	red
rosado (rosados)	rosada (rosadas)	pink

Some colors have the same noun for both female and male
 

azul    (azules)	blue
gris      (grises)	gray
verde    (verdes)	green

Patterns

de cuadrados	plaid
de rayas	striped