Es un verde precioso.
It's a beautiful green.
In front of a painting, someone praises the color itself, and here verde works as a masculine noun.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "green" in Spanish
verde
adjectivesame for both gendersplural: verdes
"Green" in Spanish is verde. It ends in -e, so it stays the same with masculine and feminine nouns: un libro verde, una puerta verde. The plural is verdes.
Hear "verde" in real movie scenes
Once as a noun, once with a feminine word. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Cuando la luz es verde...
When the light is green...
The device's light shows that everything is clear, and even with the feminine word luz, verde keeps the same form.
From Ghostbusters: Apocalipsis Fantasma · Spanish audio
Useful phrases with verde
Two of them have nothing to do with the color.
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| los ojos verdes | green eyes |
| verde claro / verde oscuro | light green / dark green |
| dar luz verde | to give the green light |
| La fruta está verde. | The fruit isn't ripe yet. |
| estar verde en algo | to be new at something |
Tip: In Spain, a city's parks and green spaces are las zonas verdes.
Grammar: verde, verdes
Four points that cover almost every use.
Same for both genders
un libro verde, una puerta verde. There's no -o or -a form.Plural adds -s
los ojos verdes, las plantas verdes.Ser or estar
La puerta es verde. The door is green. El plátano está verde. The banana isn't ripe yet.The color as a noun
el verde is masculine: Me gusta el verde. I like green.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
El objeto verde es nuevo.
The green object is new.
Va bien con el verde.
It goes well with green.
¿Cómo es el objeto verde?
What's the green object like?
Tengo los ojos verdes.
I have green eyes.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗una puerta verda
✓una puerta verde
Verde has one form for masculine and feminine nouns.
✗VER-dee (pronunciation)
✓BEHR-deh
The v sounds like a soft b, and the final e is short, like in bed.
✗una camisa verde oscura
✓una camisa verde oscuro
With a shade, the whole color stays the same, whatever the noun.
Real conversation: at baggage claim
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Your roommate Andrés is at the airport, looking for your suitcase on the baggage belt.
¿De qué color es tu maleta?
What color is your suitcase?
Es roja.
It's red.
Aquí solo hay una verde.
There's only a green one here.
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How to remember it
Verde looks like verdant, an English word for land that's green with plants. Picture a verdant valley.
Questions about "green" in Spanish
How do you say green in Spanish?
Verde, the same for masculine and feminine nouns. The plural is verdes.
How do you say green eyes in Spanish?
Ojos verdes: Tiene los ojos verdes. She has green eyes.
How do you say light green and dark green in Spanish?
Verde claro and verde oscuro. They don't change with the noun: una camisa verde claro.
What does estar verde mean?
With estar, verde can mean unripe or not ready yet: La fruta está verde. With ser, it's just the color.
