color rosa
/koloɾ ɾosa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "pink colour" is translated into Spanish as color rosa.
The phrase describes a pale red shade. You can also use the term Color Rosa Chicle to specifically describe a bright and vibrant shade known as bubblegum pink in English.
Which one should you use?
You can often omit the word color and simply use rosa to mean "pink". Additionally, rosado is a common alternative adjective used to mean "pinkish" or "pink".
How does it change in a sentence?
In Spanish, the word for color, color, precedes the specific color name, such as rosa. If you choose to use the adjective rosado, the plural form for "pink colors" is colores rosados.
How do you pronounce it?
/koloɾ ɾosa/
Did you know?
- Because rosa means both the color pink and the flower, a Spanish speaker can describe a pink rose as una rosa rosa.
- To describe someone who is overly optimistic, Spanish speakers use the phrase ver la vida de color rosa, meaning 'to see life in pink'.
- The word rosa is a semi-learned borrowing from the Latin 'rosa'. If it had evolved naturally through Old Spanish, it would have likely become ruesa.
Examples in context
- El vestido es de color rosa.The dress is pink.
- Las flores son de color rosado.The flowers are pink.
- Me encantan las uñas rosa que llevas.I love the pink nails you're wearing.
- Mi camiseta es de color rosa.My shirt is pink.
- Voy a pintar mi habitación de color rosado.I'm going to paint my room pink.
- Me gustaría comprar un coche rosa.I would like to buy a pink car.
- El atardecer tiene tonos rosados preciosos.The sunset has beautiful pink tones.
- Ese vestido es de color rosa.That dress is pink.
- Me gusta mucho el color rosa.I really like the color pink.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are looking at a painting in a gallery.
- Elena¿Te gusta este cuadro?Do you like this painting?
- MateoSí, especialmente el color rosa.Yes, especially the pink color.
- ElenaEs un color muy suave.It is a very soft color.
- MateoTienes razón, es muy bonito.You are right, it is very pretty.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries color, rosa, CC BY-SA 4.0.
