How to Say "green" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “green” is “verde” — use 'verde' when referring to the color green or when describing something that is the color green..
verde
/BEHR-deh//ˈbeɾðe/
Examples
Mi camiseta favorita es verde.
My favorite t-shirt is green.
Mi coche nuevo es de color verde brillante.
My new car is a bright green color.
Ella siempre lleva ropa verde.
She always wears green clothes.
Necesitamos tomar decisiones más verdes para el planeta.
We need to make more green (environmental) decisions for the planet.
Adjective Agreement
As an adjective, 'verde' must match the noun it describes. Luckily, it only changes form for singular ('verde') and plural ('verdes'), regardless of whether the noun is masculine or feminine.
Colors as Nouns
When you use a color word by itself as a noun (meaning 'the color'), it is always treated as masculine, regardless of whether it describes a feminine object later.
Gender Confusion
Mistake: “La verde es mi favorito.”
Correction: El verde es mi favorito. (Because the color itself is always masculine when used as a noun.)
verde
/BEHR-deh//ˈbeɾðe/
Examples
El verde es mi color preferido.
Green is my favorite color.
Mi coche nuevo es de color verde brillante.
My new car is a bright green color.
Ella siempre lleva ropa verde.
She always wears green clothes.
Necesitamos tomar decisiones más verdes para el planeta.
We need to make more green (environmental) decisions for the planet.
Adjective Agreement
As an adjective, 'verde' must match the noun it describes. Luckily, it only changes form for singular ('verde') and plural ('verdes'), regardless of whether the noun is masculine or feminine.
Colors as Nouns
When you use a color word by itself as a noun (meaning 'the color'), it is always treated as masculine, regardless of whether it describes a feminine object later.
Gender Confusion
Mistake: “La verde es mi favorito.”
Correction: El verde es mi favorito. (Because the color itself is always masculine when used as a noun.)
hoyo
OH-yoh/ˈo.ʝo/
Examples
El golfista embocó la bola en el hoyo 9.
The golfer sank the ball in the 9th hole.
Hizo un 'hole in one' en el hoyo 18.
He got a 'hole in one' on the 18th hole.
Solo nos quedan tres hoyos para terminar el partido.
We only have three holes left to finish the game.
Confusing Color with Golf Terminology
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