The orange is orange

[BobRitter]

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]

Originally Posted by BobRitter

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. But it is very commonly said and it's accepted by the Royal Academy.

[BobRitter]

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

"Gracias por la respuesta rápida"?

[Luna Azul]

Originally Posted by BobRitter

Gracias por la rápida respuesta. ( 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]

I guess exceptions make the rule.

[Luna Azul]

Originally Posted by BobRitter

I guess exceptions make the rule.

There are a lot of cases like this in Spanish.