Here are Polish words for colors & shapes to start with: czarny (black), niebieski (blue), zielony (green), pomarańczowy (orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations and part of speech, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | czarny | adj | A1 |
| blue | niebieski | adj | A1 |
| green | zielony | adj | A1 |
| orange | pomarańczowy | adj | A1 |
| purple | fioletowy | adj | A1 |
| red | czerwony | adj | A1 |
| white | biały | adj | A1 |
| yellow | żółty | adj | A1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | jaskrawy | adj | A1 |
| brown | brązowy | adj | A1 |
| pink | różowy | adj | A1 |
| colorful | kolorowy | adj | A2 |
| amber | bursztynowy | adj | B1 |
| crimson | karmazynowy | adj | B1 |
| emerald | szmaragdowy | adj | B1 |
| ivory | kość słoniowa | adj | B1 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade | odcień | noun | A2 |
| tone | ton | noun | A2 |
| pastel | pastelowy | adj | B2 |
| opaque | nieprzezroczysty | adj | C1 |
| pigment | pigment | noun | C1 |
| vibrant | jaskrawy | adj | C1 |
| chromatic | chromatyczny | adj | C2 |
| spectrum | widmo | noun | C2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cool color | zimny kolor | noun | B1 |
| primary color | kolor podstawowy | noun | B1 |
| secondary color | kolor pochodny | noun | B1 |
| warm color | ciepły kolor | noun | B1 |
| complementary | dopełniający | adj | B2 |
| dye | barwnik | noun | B2 |
| hue | barwa | noun | B2 |
| tint | kolor rozbielony | noun | B2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronze | brązowy | adj | B1 |
| indigo | indygo | adj | B1 |
| lavender | lawendowy | adj | B1 |
| teal | morski | adj | B1 |
| khaki | khaki | adj | B2 |
| olive | oliwkowy | adj | B2 |
| scarlet | szkarłatny | adj | B2 |
| tan | jasnobrązowy | adj | B2 |
| English | Polish | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagonal | przekątna | noun | B1 |
| ellipse | elipsa | noun | B1 |
| hexagon | sześciokąt | noun | B1 |
| octagon | ośmiokąt | noun | B1 |
| perpendicular | prostopadły | adj | B1 |
| polygon | wielokąt | noun | B1 |
| prism | graniastosłup | noun | B1 |
| sphere | kula | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like czarny (black), niebieski (blue), zielony (green), pomarańczowy (orange). This page lists 48 Polish words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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