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"What color is it?" in Portuguese: De que cor é?

De que cor é?

Say it: jee kee kor ehphrase/ˈde ˈke ˈkoʁ ˈɛ/

What color is it? in Portuguese is De que cor é? Ask it about clothes, cars, phones, or anything you need to identify by color.

Lost bag claim

De que cor é a mala que sumiu?
What color is the suitcase that went missing?
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How to pronounce De que cor é?

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jee kee kor eh

/ˈde ˈke ˈkoʁ ˈɛ/

jee kee kor eh

"What color is it?" in Portuguese: quick reference

PortugueseEnglish
De que cor é?What color is it?

Default.

De que cor é isso?What color is that?

Points to object.

Qual é a cor?What is the color?

Alternate.

Vem em que cor?What color does it come in?

Product options.

How to use De que cor é? in real life

  1. 1Lost bag claim

    De que cor é a mala que sumiu?

    What color is the suitcase that went missing?

    Lost item.

  2. 2Online order help

    De que cor é o modelo que você quer?

    What color is the model you want?

    Shopping.

  3. 3Car park

    De que cor é o carro do João?

    What color is João's car?

    Identify vehicle.

Mistakes English speakers make with De que cor é?

Incorrect: Que color é?

Correct: De que cor é?

Cor is color; keep de que cor.

Incorrect: De que côr é? (old spelling as default)

Correct: De que cor é?

Modern Brazilian spelling is cor.

Good to know

Color answers are often simple—azul, preto, vermelho—sometimes with clarinho/escuro. For makeup and paint, people may show a swatch instead of naming.

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Finding a friend's phone case in a café

  1. ChatPal

    Vi um celular na mesa. É seu?

    I saw a phone on the table. Is it yours?

  2. You

    Pode ser. De que cor é a capa?

    Maybe. What color is the case?

  3. ChatPal

    Verde-água.

    Seafoam green.

  4. You

    É meu. De que cor é o outro ali?

    That's mine. What color is the other one there?

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"What color is it?" in other languages

FAQ

Common questions about "What color is it?" in Portuguese

It is blue?

É azul.

Which colors available?

Quais cores tem? / vem em que cor?

Light/dark?

Claro / escuro after the color.

Plural items?

De que cor são?

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