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Talking About Colors in Arabic
24 words
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Talking About Colors in Arabic
24 words
ʾazraq
أزرق
masculine
(a)
blue
samaāʾ zarqāʾ
سماء زرقاء
blue sky
ʾaswad
أسود
masculine
(a)
black
al-lawn al-ʾaswad lā yuṭliq ʾaw yaʿkis an-nūr
اللون الأسود لا يطلق أو يعكس النور
The color black doesn't emit or reflect light.
ʾaḫḍar
أخضر
masculine
(a)
green
al-ʿušbu al-ʾaḫḍar
العشب الأخضر
green grass
ramādī
رمادي
masculine
(a)
gray
kān yartadī malābis ramaādiyyah dākinah bilkāmil
كان يرتدي ملابس رمادية داكنة بالكامل
He was wearing entirely dark gray clothes.
fātir
فاتر
(a)
light
al-ʾalūān al-fātiraẗu tabdū ǧayyidaẗan ʿalayk
الألوان الفاترة تبدو جيدة عليك
Light colors really suit you well.
ʾaḥmar
أحمر
masculine
(a)
red
wardah ḥamrāʾ bisāq ṭaūīlah
وردة حمراء بساق طويلة
long stem red rose
ʾbyaḍ
أبيض
masculine
(a)
white
al-ḥiḏāʾ al-riyāḍī lawnuhu ʾaḥmar wa ʾabyaḍ wa ramādī,ḏū ʾarbiṭah baiyḍāʾ wa naʿlu ʾaswad
الحذاء الرياضي لونه أحمر و أبيض و رمادي,ذو أربطة بيضاء و نعل أسود
The sneakers are red, white, and gray with white laces and black soles.
ʾaṣfar
أصفر
masculine
(a)
yellow
al-naǧǧār yartadī ḫūḏah ṣafrāʾ
النجار يرتدي خوذة صفراء
The carpenter is wearing a yellow helmet.
ʾurǧuwānī
أرجواني
(a)
purple
ḥaǧar al-ǧašmat lawnuhu ʾurǧuwāniī fātir
حجر الجشمت لونه أرجواني فاتر
The amethyst stone is light purple.
bunniyy
بني
masculine
(a)
brown
šaʿruhā bunniyyun wa ʿindahā ġammaāzāt
شعرها بني و عندها غمازات
She has brown hair and dimples.
zahrī
زهري
(a)
pink
maḥḥāyah wardiyyah al-lawn
محاية وردية اللون
pink eraser
burtuqālī
برتقالي
masculine
(a)
orange
lawnuh ul-mufaḍḍal huwa al-burtuqālī
لونه المفضل هو البرتقالي
His favorite color is orange.
lawn
لون
masculine
(n)
color
mā huwa lawnuk al-mufaḍḍal
ما هو لونك المفضل
What's your favorite color?
ḏaHabī
ذهبى
(a)
gold
qalam ḥibr lawnuhu ʾaswad fī ḏahabiī
قلم حبر لونه أسود في ذهبي
black and gold ballpoint pen
fiḍḍī
فضى
(a)
silver
al-qalam ḏu al-lawn al-fiḍḍī yabdū bāhiẓ al-ṯaman
القلم ذو اللون الفضي يبدو باهظ الثمن
The silver colored pen looks expensive.
bīǧ
بيج
(a)
beige
al-bīǧ lawnun krīmī bilamsaẗin min al-ʾaṣfar
البيج لون كريمي بلمسة من الأصفر
Beige is a pale cream color with a yellowish tint.
zāh
زاه
(a)
bright
nīlī
نيلي
(a)
indigo
al-laūn al-niīliī summiya bihaḏaā al-ism lʾnnahu yuṣnaʿu min nabaāti al-niīlah
اللون النيلي سمي بهذا الأسم لأنه يصنع من نبات النيلة
Indigo gets its name from the plant named indigo.
mišmišī
مشمشي
(a)
peach
al-sayyāraẗu lawnuhā mišmišī
السيارة لونها مشمشي
The car is a peach color.
qātim
قاتم
(a)
dark
al-ssayyāraẗu lawnuhā ʾaḫḍarun qātim
السيارة لونها أخضر قاتم
The car is actually dark green.
mā lawnuh?
ما لونه؟
(e)
What color is it?
meš baḥebb el-loūn dah.
مش بحب اللون ده.
(s)
I don't like this color.
baḥebb el-loūn dah.
بحب اللون ده.
(s)
I love this color.
lūnī el-mofaḍḍal howwa el-azraʾ.
لوني المفضل هو الازرق.
(s)
My favorite color is blue.
9 Comments
ArabicPod101.com
2017-06-06 15:04:55

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ArabicPod101.com
2023-04-19 12:33:34

Hello Aradhya,

A big thank you for your post and the positive feedback!

I am glad to hear that you found this list helpful.❤️ I hope you like the rest of our series. 😊

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ArabicPod101.com
2023-04-19 01:08:39

Hi Aradhyah,

It's

بني داكن

Nora

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Aradhya
2023-04-03 20:41:18

What is dark brown

Aradhya
2023-04-03 20:39:26

Thanks helped me a lot

ArabicPod101.com
2021-01-25 20:18:38

Hi Anna,

الأحمر و الأسود؟ وأنا أيضاً!

Nora

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Anna
2021-01-17 01:01:02

My favourite colours are red and black.

ArabicPod101.com
2017-11-09 21:15:41

Hi Atallah,

Thank you for posting!

Should you have any questions, please let us know.

Sincerely

Cristiane

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Atallah
2017-11-09 16:19:32

My favourite colours are purple, pastel yellow and other pastel colours

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