Foreign Languages

Colors and sizes.

Definition

Colors and sizes vocabulary allows students to describe objects, clothing, and other items by their color (rojo, bleu, rot, 红色) and size (grande, petit, groß, 大). In many languages, color words function as adjectives and must agree with the noun they modify.

Examples

Real-world.

  • 1 Spanish: 'La camisa azul es grande' (The blue shirt is large) — 'azul' doesn't change for gender.
  • 2 French: 'La petite robe noire' (The little black dress) — both adjectives agree with feminine 'robe.'
  • 3 German: 'Das rote Auto ist klein' (The red car is small).
Related terms

Tangled up with.

Adjectives → Adjective agreement → Clothing vocabulary → Shopping dialogues →
Studied in

2 units use this concept.

French 1-2 Shopping and Fashion → Spanish 1-2 Shopping and Clothing →