Colors & Descriptions
Боје — Six colors and the endings that make them fit.
The six to know
црвена (red), плава (blue), зелена (green), жута (yellow), црна (black), бела (white) — here in their feminine forms.
црвена, плава, зелена
red, blue, green
Colors agree too
Like all adjectives, colors match the noun: црвен аутобус (m), црвена кућа (f), црвено вино (n).
црвено вино
red wine
White is a shape-shifter
“White” is бео for masculine but бела/бело for feminine/neuter — an old л turned into о at the word's end. Београд — the white city — keeps the б-е-о.
бео, бела, бело
white (m/f/n)
Asking about color
«Које боје је…?» — what color is…? Answer with the matching form: Море је плаво.
Које боје је море? Плаво.
What color is the sea? Blue.
Put It Together
Keep the lesson goal in view: Six colors and the endings that make them fit. Revisit the examples, then test yourself in practice.