F2F Class Notes 10th December (Tony)
Colors:
Orange – Orn’j eg: “I like eating oranges.” “I like to eat oranges.” “I like oranges.”
Violet – Vi Let eg: “Those violet colored pants are nice.”
…ish – a little like or similar to, has the qualities of… – eg: “His car is bluish green.” (a little blue, mostly green)
light – brighter, eg: “He’s wearing a light blue shirt.”
b- little or no light eg: “My friend has very dark skin.” “I just bought a pair of dark red shoes.”
fade – a slow change from one color to another. eg: “My shoes are a little faded, because they are pretty old.” “I dyed my hair red, but it’s a little faded, now it looks pink.”
color atlas – color map, a sample of many colors.
For people, it’s ok to say white, brown or black, but not really any other colors. If you say a black person, that means and African person or African-American (black American).
I want my skin to be lighter
Asian – a person from Asia eg: “Asians are not black or white, but you shouldn’t call them yellow. They often have light brownish skin.”
Patterns: tu an
Solid color – one color, no design or change in colors.
plaid – ge zi – a pattern with a lot of square lines and a few colors.
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