Spanish Vocabulary for things around the home and colours as adjectives
Quick tip when it comes to colours in Spanish!
As we know colours are adjectives so they usually need to change in gender and number to match the noun that they are modifying. Eg. Un libro rojo, una casa roja, unos libros rojos, unas casas rojas.
But when these colours themselves come from nouns (rosa=rose, naranja = the orange fruit) they usually don’t change.
Also when a colour ends in an ‘o’ you will need to change it to match the gender but if it ends in a consonant or different vowel (a, e, i, u) there is no need to change it. Un libro azul, una casa azul. They will however have a plural form that works for any gender. Unos libros azules, unas casas azules.
VOCABULARY TO DO WITH THE HOME &
COLOUR ADJECTIVES TO MATCH
ceiling: el techo
el techo rojo: the red ceiling
cupboard: el armario, la despensa
el armario amarillo: the yellow cupboard
door: la puerta
la puerta lila
the lilac (or purple) door
electrical socket: el enchufe (de pared)
el enchufe blanco
tap (on a sink): el grifo, la llave
el grifo negro: the black tap
la llave plateada: the silver tap
floor: el suelo (floor that is walked on), el piso (level of a building)
el suelo verde: the green floor
el piso naranja: the orange floor
(kitchen) counter, bench top: el mostrador (de cocina), la encimera, la mesa (other words are also used in various areas)
el mostrador rosa: the pink benchtop, la mesa rosa
lamp: la lámpara
la lámpara dorada: the golden lamp
light: la luz, la lámpara, la lámpara de techo (ceiling light), el plafón (ceiling light)
la luz gris: the grey light
mirror: el espejo
el espejo azul claro: the light blue mirror
roof: el tejado
el tejado celeste: the sky blue roof
sink: el fregadero, el fregadero de cocina (kitchen sink), el fregadero de baño (bathroom sink)
el fregadero turquesa: the turquoise coloured sink
stairs: la escalera, las escaleras
las escaleras café or las escaleras de colour café
toilet: el váter, el wáter, el inodoro, el servicio, el retrete
el váter azul marino: the navy blue toilet, el inodoro verde oscuro: the dark green toilet
wall: la pared (inside), el muro (outside)
la pared albaricoque: the apricot wall
window: la ventana
la ventana marfil: the ivory coloured window
bed: la cama
la cama esmerelda: the emerald coloured bed
blender: la licuadora
la licuadora negra: the black blender
chair: la silla
la silla marrón, las sillas marrones: the brown (chestnut coloured) chair/chairs
chest of drawers: la cómoda
la cómoda café: the light brown chest of drawers
couch, sofa: el sofá, el diván
el sofá amarilla: the yellow sofa
dishwasher: el lavavajillas, el lavaplatos, el friegaplatos (These are all compound nouns.)
el lavaplatos blanco: the white dishwasher
drier (for clothes): la secadora
la secadora mostaza: the mustard coloured dryer
iron: la plancha
la plancha verde: the green iron
oven: el horno (el horno microondas, or simply el microondas, microwave oven)
el microondas azul: the blue microwave
stove: la estufa, la cocina (usage varies with region)
la estufa aguamarina: the aquamarine stove
vacuum cleaner: la aspiradora
la aspiradora negra: the black vacuum cleaner
table: la mesa
la mesa roja oscura: the dark red table
toaster: el tostador, la tostadora
el tostador amarillo claro: the light yellow toaster
washing machine: la lavadora
la lavadora morada: the purple washing machine
