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The orange is orange


BobRitter April 22, 2011 01:48 PM

The orange is orange
 
La naranja es naranja.
La naranja es anaranjado.
Rosetta Stone has an orange sofa with the caption
"Hay algo naranja en esta sala de estar"

Are naranja and anaranjado both valid for the color orange? If so which is more commonly used?

Thanks, Bob Ritter, Pensacola, FL, USA

Luna Azul April 22, 2011 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobRitter (Post 109527)
La naranja es naranja.
La naranja es anaranjada.
Rosetta Stone has an orange sofa with the caption
"Hay algo naranja en esta sala de estar"

Are naranja and anaranjado both valid for the color orange? If so which is more commonly used?

Thanks, Bob Ritter, Pensacola, FL, USA

Hola!

Both are used. However, we normally say "hay algo anaranjado en la sala de estar" and "hay algo de color naranja en la sala de estar"

"Hay algo naranja...." sounds a little weird to me. It may be just me:o. But it is very commonly said and it's accepted by the Royal Academy.
;)



BobRitter April 22, 2011 02:14 PM

Gracias por la rápida respuesta. ( per Google translate ). Should it be

"Gracias por la respuesta rápida"?

Luna Azul April 22, 2011 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobRitter (Post 109530)
Gracias por la rápida respuesta:good:. ( per Google translate ). Should it be

"Gracias por la respuesta rápida"?

The first one is correct. This is one of those cases when the sentence sounds better if the adjective is placed before the noun..;)

BobRitter April 25, 2011 06:52 AM

Gracias otra vez.
 
I guess exceptions make the rule.

Luna Azul April 25, 2011 11:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BobRitter (Post 109690)
I guess exceptions make the rule.

There are a lot of cases like this in Spanish. :)


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