Learn French colors quickly and easily! Flower names in English, German and French! Names of flowers in French

In this article we will look at the primary colors, there are 11 of them, without shades and additional colors. Colors are classified as adjectives and have all the grammatical features of adjectives. In particular, colors in French vary according to gender and number and agree in gender and number with the nouns to which they refer.

Names of flowers in French

Feminine colors and shapes chart:

Grammatical features

Genus

• As a general rule, the feminine gender of adjectives, in particular flowers, in French is formed by adding “e” to the masculine form. For example, noir -noire. In this case, the unpronounceable final sound is influenced by e at the end, becomes pronounced: ver t-vert e– read as “ve” R" - "ve rt».
• If the masculine form already has the ending “e”, then the feminine form remains unchanged. For example, jaune –jaune.
• Some colors have a special form in the feminine gender. For example, blancblanche.
• Marron– brown in French has the same form in the masculine and feminine.

Number

• As a general rule, the plural of adjectives is formed by adding an ending to the masculine or feminine form (we agree with the noun in both gender and number) « s". For example, rouge – rouge s, vert – vert s(plural masculine), verte – verte s(plural feminine). I will cover the full rules for forming the plural of adjectives in a separate article. Please note that the plural ending s does not affect pronunciation in any way. For example, vert – vert s– – – wer – wer , verte – verte s– – – vert – vert.
• If in singular form we have s at the end, then there is no need to add another s. For example – gri s– gri s, but gris e– grise s.
• Colors orange And marron have an invariable form in both singular and plural, since these flower names come from nouns. Orange - orange, marron - chestnut. For the same reason, these adjectives do not change by gender.

Practice exercise

Translate into French:

Black shirt, white jackets, red flower, yellow sun, green glasses, orange carrots, blue whale, purple scarf, pink shoes, gray cloud, brown tables, white snow, yellow houses, green books, purple socks, brown closet.

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Colors in French

Knowing colors is very important at the initial stage. It helps enrich speech and makes it easier to describe details. For example:

For everyday simple dialogue, you need to know the basic colors in French, which are presented in the picture.

It is important to note that in French the rules of pronunciation are different from English, so let's look at how the names of colors sound.

The pronunciation of the color green depends on the following word; if it begins with a vowel, then it is pronounced griz, otherwise - gr.

To practice and memorize, practice pronouncing colors in French every day; for correct pronunciation, watch the video and repeat each color after the speaker.

Grammar of colors

According to the rules of grammar, colors in French are divided into masculine and feminine genders and written after nouns. If after an adjective there is a feminine noun, then add the ending -e (singular), -es (plural). In the masculine singular there are no changes, in the plural - they add -s.

Example of color in French with translation:

Important! The feminine and masculine genders in Russian and French may not be the same.

Also, colors in French ending in -e do not change in the feminine gender (jaune - jaune).

Purple, white and red do not change according to the rules:

To practice colors, describe the objects around you, read simple texts suitable for your level, listen to dialogues about colors in order to perceive these words by ear.

To expand your vocabulary, you can learn more complex adjectives for colors.

Colors in French are a topic without which it is impossible to imagine full-fledged communication. Colors surround us everywhere, so you just need to know the names of colors in French in order to be able to describe and characterize the surrounding objects.

Colors in French: easy and simple!

Let's name all the primary colors in French:

• Rouge – red
• Bleu – blue
• Jaune – yellow
• Vert – green
• Marron – brown
• Brun - brown
• Rose – pink
• Orange - orange
• Turquoise – turquoise
• Violet – purple
• Bordeau – burgundy
• Gris – gray
• Blanc – white
• Noir – black

Now the shades:

• Bleu ciel – sky blue
• Bleu marine – sea wave color
• Fushia – fuchsia
• Crème - creamy
• Lilas – lilac
• Jaune doré – golden
• Indigo - indigo
• Noisette – nutty
• Choco – chocolate
• Kaki – khaki color
• Azur – azure
• Pourpre - purple
• Saumon – salmon color
• Corail – coral

If we want to emphasize a dark or light shade of color, then we use the words foncé and clair:

• Bleu foncé, bleu clair – Dark blue, light blue
• Rouge foncé, rouge clair – dark red, light red
• Vert foncé, vert clair – dark green, light green

If we want to say “bluish, reddish”, etc., then we use the name of the color + the suffix -âtre:

• Bleuâtre
• Rougeâtre
• Verdâtre
• Jaunâtre

Grammatical features of colors

If you use colors in speech, then remember to coordinate them with other parts of speech in gender and number. After all, adjectives denoting color agree in gender and number with the noun they refer to.

To express the feminine gender, the ending -e is added to the color, for the plural -s, for the feminine plural the ending -es is added:

• Un crayon vert – des crayons verts – green pencil, green pencils
• une feuille verte - des feuilles vertes – green leaf, green leaves (feuille - feminine)

If adjectives in the masculine gender end in -e, they do not change in the feminine gender:

• jaune - jaune – yellow

Some adjectives have special feminine forms:

• violet - violette – violet, violet
• blanc - blanche – white, white
• roux - rousse – red, red-haired

But there are also exceptions. For example, if a noun is used to denote color (names of flowers, fruits, vegetables, drinks, precious stones, etc.), then it does not change in gender or number:

• des chaussures marron - brown boots
• des vêtements orange - orange clothes

The nouns écarlate, fauve, incarnat, mauve, pourpre, rose, vermeil agree like adjectives:

• des robes roses - pink dresses

If the color name consists of several words, then none of them changes:

• des robes bleu foncé - dark blue dresses
• des yeux bleu mer - sea green eyes

Hyphen between words

A hyphen is placed between words that denote colors if each of these words expresses its own, separate color (and not just one color):

• le crayon bleu -rouge - blue-red pencil

There are two ways to indicate color in a speech or sentence:

• An adjective that expresses color is preceded by a masculine definite article: le bleu - blue color.

In this case, the adjective becomes a noun and can change in number, i.e. put in the plural:

• Lesoranges clairs et les ocres chaleureux rendent cette pièce accueillante. -Light orange and warm ocher tones make this room welcoming.

• the phrase la couleur + an adjective denoting a color in the feminine gender: la couleur verte - green.

And now, dear readers, pay attention to a small poem that will help you quickly remember the most basic colors of the French language:

Les crayons de couleurs

Le vert pour les pommes et les prairies.

Le jaune pour le soleil et les canaris.

Le Rouge pour les fraises et le feu.

Le noir pour la nuit et les corbeaux.

Le gris pour les ânes et les nuages.

Le bleu pour la mer et le ciel.

Et toutes les couleurs pour colorer le monde.