¿Naranja y verde?
Orange and green?
Two colors come up in the conversation, and orange is the one you notice first.
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Spanish vocabularyA1 · Beginner
How to say "orange" in Spanish
naranja
adjective and nounsame for masculine and feminineplural: naranjas
The color orange and the fruit are both naranja in Spanish. As a color it keeps one form for masculine and feminine words: un bolso naranja, una maleta naranja. You'll also hear anaranjado, which does change: una luz anaranjada.
Hear "naranja" in real scenes
Two scenes where someone says it. Each video starts and stops on that line.
Sí, ese es naranja.
Yes, that one is orange.
A man plays with colorful blocks with a child and confirms the guess.
From Dr. House · Spanish audio
Naranja the color, naranja the fruit
One word, a few jobs. The article and the sentence tell you which one.
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| la naranja | the fruit (a feminine noun) | Quiero una naranja. I want an orange. |
| naranja | the color, one form for both genders | un coche naranja, una camisa naranja |
| anaranjado | the color, changes like most adjectives | una luz anaranjada (an orange light) |
| el naranjo | the orange tree | El naranjo está en el jardín. The orange tree is in the garden. |
Tip: Orange juice is jugo de naranja in Latin America and zumo de naranja in Spain.
Grammar: naranja as a color
Four points that make the color easy to use.
One form for both genders
el bolso naranja, la maleta naranja. The color doesn't switch to -o.Plural: naranja or naranjas
Both are correct: las maletas naranja and las maletas naranjas. Wordy teaches naranjas.The j sound
The j is a throaty h, stronger than the English h: na-RAN-ha.Asking about color
¿De qué color es la maleta? What color is the suitcase? Es naranja. It's orange.Example sentences
Sentences from the Wordy Spanish course. Tap to listen.
El bolso naranja es el número doce.
The orange bag is number twelve.
El bolso es naranja.
The bag is orange.
Las maletas son naranjas.
The suitcases are orange.
Quiero una naranja, por favor.
I'd like an orange, please.
Common mistakes
Mistakes learners make with this word, and how to fix them.
✗una camisa naranjada
✓una camisa naranja
Naranjada is orangeade, the drink. The color is naranja or anaranjada.
✗el naranja (for the fruit)
✓la naranja
The fruit is feminine. El naranja means the color itself.
✗un naranja coche
✓un coche naranja
Colors go after the noun.
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How to remember it
Naranja and orange share a root: both go back to the Arabic word nāranj. Spanish kept the n that the English word lost along the way.
Questions about "orange" in Spanish
How do you say orange in Spanish?
Naranja, for both the color and the fruit. The fruit is feminine: la naranja.
Is it naranja or anaranjado?
Both mean orange. Naranja keeps one form for every noun, while anaranjado changes: anaranjado, anaranjada, anaranjados, anaranjadas.
How do you say orange juice in Spanish?
Jugo de naranja in Latin America and zumo de naranja in Spain.
