Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Colors
Hi Sinhala learners! đ
In this lesson, we are going to learn the colors in Sinhala language. Colors are an important part of our daily lives. They are not only used to describe our surroundings but also reflect our moods and emotions. Letâs dive into the colorful world of Sinhala language together!
Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:Days of the week, Fruits, Resources & Love.
Basic Colors[edit | edit source]
Let's start with the basic colors:
Sinhala | Pronunciation | English |
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āļāˇ āˇ | kalu | Black |
āļāˇ | kaha | Yellow |
āļģāļāˇ | rathu | Red |
āļāˇāˇ | kola | Green |
āļąāˇāļŊāˇ | Nill | Blue |
āļ¯āļ¸āˇ | Dhum | Purple |
āļāˇāļšāˇāļŊāˇ | Thembili | Orange |
āļ¯āˇāļšāˇāļģāˇ | Dumburu | Brown |
āļ āˇ āˇ | Alu | Gray |
āˇāˇāļ¯āˇ | Sudhu | White |
Shades of Colors[edit | edit source]
Shades are variations of colors. Here are some common shades of colors in Sinhala language.
Sinhala | Pronunciation | English |
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āļāļ¯ āļ´āˇāļ§ | Thadha Paata | Darker Color(s) |
āļŊāˇ āļ´āˇāļ§ | La Paata | Lighter Color(s) |
āļŊāˇ āļąāˇāļŊāˇ | La Nill | Light Blue |
āļāļ¯ āļ¯āļ¸āˇ | Thadha Dhum | Dark Purple |
āļ āˇāˇāˇ āļąāˇāļŊāˇ | Ahas Nill | Sky Blue |
āļ¯āˇ āˇ āļ´āˇāļ§ | Dhalu Paata | Leafy Green |
āļģāļąāˇāˇāļąāˇ | Runwan | Golden |
āļģāˇāļ¯āˇ | Ridhii | Silvery |
āļ¯āˇāļŊāˇāˇāˇāļą āļ´āˇāļ§ | Dhilisena Paata | Sparkling Color(s) |
āļ¯āˇāļŊāˇāˇāˇāļą āļģāļāˇ | Dhilisena Rathu | Glistening Red |
Expressions with Colors[edit | edit source]
In Sinhala language, we use colors in various expressions to portray a special meaning. Below are some examples:
- āļģāļāˇ āļāˇāˇāļāˇ āļ¸āļ¸ āļ¯āˇāļēāˇāˇāļ¸āˇ āļāˇāļŠāˇāļģāˇāļŊāˇ āļģāˇāļ¯āˇāļ¸āˇāļąāˇ āļļāˇāļļāˇāˇāˇāļąāˇ āļ´āˇāļąāˇāˇāˇāļ¸ āˇāļŗāˇāˇ. (rathu Ävith mamadiyawÄ gÄá¸ravalÄ ridimÄn babuwen penwÄĢma sadahÄ) - I wear red to bring luck in my work.
- āļ¸āļ¸ āˇāˇāˇāˇāļŊāˇāļŊāˇāˇ āļ āˇāˇāļ¸āˇ āļāˇāˇ āˇāˇāˇāˇāļąāˇ āļāļāˇāļą āļāļāˇāļāˇ. (mama sÄhalluwa ahimi kola sihin ingÄn gaththÄ) - I learned a lot from my experiences (as) a "Blue Baby".
- āļ¸āļ¸ āļ āļ´āˇāˇ āˇāˇāļāļŊāˇ āļāˇāļ¸āˇ āļāˇāļ§āˇāļ¨āˇāˇāļāˇāļąāˇ āļēāļąāˇāˇ. (mama apiwa ÅÄĢthal tomsha kotthÄhakin yenawÄ) - My family is from the Tomsha clan, which is famous for brownish skin.
Dialogue[edit | edit source]
Here's a dialogue between two friends, discussing their favorite colors:
- Person 1: āļ¸āļ¸ āļāˇāˇāˇāļ¸āļ¯ āļāļļāļ§ āļ¯āˇāļąāˇāļąāˇ āļāļŊāˇāļŊ āļąāˇāˇāˇāļ āˇāļ āˇāļģāˇāļĢāļēāļāˇ.(Mama kohomada obata dannÄ nehe chithiya ášžaranayaá¸ĩ) (What I'm telling you is my favorite color is yellow.)
- Person 2: āļ¸āļ¸āļāˇ āļāļļāļ§ yellow āļ´āˇāļŊāˇāļļāļŗāˇ āļāļāˇ āļāˇ āˇāļāˇ āļ āļąāļ¸āˇ favorite āˇāļģāˇāļĢāļēāļāˇ(Mamath obata yellow pilibadawa kathÄ kalth o nà ms favorite varanayak) (I've spoken to you about Yellow sometimes, It's also my favorite color)
Conclusion[edit | edit source]
We hope you enjoyed learning about the colors in Sinhala language. To improve your Sinhala Vocabulary, you can also use the Polyglot Club website. Find native speakers and ask them any questions! Don't forget to visit our [Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary|Vocabulary] page for more Sinhala words and phrases to learn. Happy learning! đ
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