Language/Korean/Vocabulary/Colors

Korean - Colors

In today's lesson, we will learn about the colors in Korean. Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club!

Main Terms

Here are some of the most common colors in Korean:

Word in Korean	Pronunciation	Translation in English
검정	geomjeong	black
흰색	heunsaek	white
빨간색	ppalgansaek	red
노란색	noryeonsaek	yellow
파란색	paransaek	blue
초록색	choroksaek	green

Dialogue

Let's practice using these colors in a dialogue:

• Person 1: 이 옷은 무슨 색이에요? (i oseul-eun mueseun saeg-ieyo?) – What color is this shirt?

• Person 2: 빨간색이에요. (ppalgansaek-ieyo.) – It's red.

• Person 1: 이 신발은 무슨 색이에요? (i sinbal-eun mueseun saeg-ieyo?) – What color are these shoes?

• Person 2: 검정색이에요. (geomjeongsaek-ieyo.) – They're black.

• Person 1: 이 카드는 무슨 색이에요? (i kadeu-neun mueseun saeg-ieyo?) – What color is this card?

• Person 2: 흰색이에요. (heunsaek-ieyo.) – It's white.

• Person 1: 이 장난감은 무슨 색이에요? (i jangnan-gam-eun mueseun saeg-ieyo?) – What color is this toy?

• Person 2: 노란색이에요. (noryeonsaek-ieyo.) – It's yellow.

• Person 1: 이 책은 무슨 색이에요? (i chaek-eun mueseun saeg-ieyo?) – What color is this book?

• Person 2: 파란색이에요. (paransaek-ieyo.) – It's blue.

Related lessons

• Animals
• Foods
• Family
• Clothes
• Numbers

Sources

• https://www.90daykorean.com/korean-colors/
• https://www.90daykorean.com/korean-dialogue-colors/
• https://www.90daykorean.com/korean-color-words/
• https://www.90daykorean.com/korean-color-vocabulary/