Italian words for kids · Colors
Colors in Italian for kids
Colors are everywhere a child looks, which makes them one of the easiest word groups to practise without any special materials.
Colors in Italian
i colori
Sounds like ≈ ee koh-LOH-ree
Good to know: Colors usually follow the noun and many change from -o to -a for feminine nouns: un pallone rosso, una mela rossa.
The words
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Italian songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Arcobaleno, colori, cielo,
Rainbow, colors, sky,
from L'Arcobaleno (The Rainbow)
The song that teaches it
These words are key words in this song. Every line is shown in Italian with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Colori Dappertutto, Rosso Come una Mela, Il Cielo È Azzurro, Frutta e Verdura, Veloce e Lento, I Fiori, Dal Dottore, Sogni d'Oro and 3 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Play "I spy" with colors only: name a color in Italian and race to touch something that color.
- 2Sort laundry or building blocks into color piles and name each pile.
- 3On a walk, pick one color and count how many things you can find in it.
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“Colors” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Italianhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Italian songs with your family.