оранжевый цвет
oranzhevyy tsvet
The phrase for "the color orange" in Russian is оранжевый цвет (oranzhevyy tsvet).
The phrase refers to the color that is a mixture of red and yellow. While you can use the full phrase, the adjective оранжевый is often used alone in many contexts to mean "orange". Note that the term апельсиновый also exists. This stems from the word апельсин, which means orange fruit.
How does it change in a sentence?
In many contexts, the adjective оранжевый can be used alone to mean "orange" without the word цвет (color). When describing a noun's color using the word цвет, the adjective must change to the genitive form оранжевого цвета if it is modifying цвета in the genitive case.
How do you pronounce it?
oranzhevyy tsvet
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Examples in context
- Я люблю оранжевый цвет.I like the color orange.This sentence is useful for expressing a personal preference for оранжевый цвет.Tatoeba #3017275 by marafon, translation #6467212 by heo598
- Тому нравится оранжевый цвет.Tom likes the color orange.This sentence is useful for stating that Tom likes оранжевый цвет.Tatoeba #7486248 by fjay69, translation #6663745 by CK
- Мне нравится эта картина с ярким оранжевым фоном.I like this painting with a bright orange background.
- Этот оранжевый цвет очень яркий.Etot oranzhevyy tsvet ochen' yarkiy.This orange color is very bright.
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Example conversation
The two friends are looking at a collection of paint samples.
- Александр AleksandrТебе нравится этот оранжевый цвет?Tebe nravitsya etot oranzhevyy tsvet?Do you like this orange color?
- Екатерина EkaterinaДа, он мне очень нравится.Da, on mne ochen' nravitsya.Yes, I like it very much.
- Александр AleksandrДавай купим краску такого оттенка.Davay kupim krasku takogo ottenka.Let's buy paint of this shade.
- Екатерина EkaterinaОтличная идея, Александр.Otlichnaya ideya, Aleksandr.Great idea, Alexander.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries оранжевый, цвет, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
