The colours (in Italian)
Rosso - red
arancione - orange
giallo - yellow
verde - green
blu - blue
azzuro - light blue
viola - purple
rosa - pink
marrone /castano - brown
nero - black
bianco - white
grigio - grey
Remember, that when you use colours to describe something feminine, or plural, the endings of the colours change. For example, bianco becomes bianca (when describing something feminine).
Useful phrase:
Di che colore e? (*)
-What colour is it?
[Pronounciation: Dee keh col-or-ray eh]
* There is a grarve accent on the e.
links
Quia Italian
BBC Italian site