How do you say the colours in Polish?

Common colours are: czerwony (red), niebieski (blue), zielony (green), żółty (yellow), czarny (black), biały (white), pomarańczowy (orange), różowy (pink), brązowy (brown), fioletowy (purple), szary (grey).

Do Polish colour words change form?

Yes. Colours are adjectives, so they agree with the noun in gender, number and case. Czerwony (masculine) becomes czerwona (feminine) and czerwone (neuter).

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Colours in Polish

The colour words you'll use most, with audio. Tap a row to hear it.

czerwony	red
niebieski	blue
zielony	green
żółty	yellow
pomarańczowy	orange
różowy	pink
fioletowy	purple
brązowy	brown
czarny	black
biały	white
szary	grey
złoty	gold

Colours agree with the noun — a colour is an adjective, so its ending follows the noun's gender: czerwony samochód (red car, m.), czerwona kawa (red — f.), czerwone jabłko (red apple, n.). See the adjectives lesson.

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