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In today's lesson, we will learn about the colors in Sinhala. Enjoy your learning journey with Polyglot Club!
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Hi [https://polyglotclub.com/language/sinhala Sinhala] learners! 😊<br>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. Let’s dive into the colorful world of Sinhala language together!
 
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==Main Terms==
<span link>Once you've mastered this lesson, take a look at these related pages:[[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Days-of-the-week|Days of the week]], [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]], [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Resources|Resources]] & [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Love|Love]].</span>
The following table contains the main words related to colors in Sinhala.
== Basic Colors ==
 
Let's start with the basic colors:


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Sinhala !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
|-
! Word in Sinhala !! Pronunciation !! Translation in English
| කළු || kalu || Black
|-
|-
| කුරුඳු || kurudu || black
| කහ || kaha || Yellow
|-
|-
| කොල්ලා || kolla || white
| රතු || rathu || Red
|-
|-
| රතු || ratu || red
| කොළ || kola || Green
|-
|-
| දෙමළ || demal || yellow
| නිල් || Nill || Blue
|-
|-
| පැන්ඩි || pendi || pink
| දම් || Dhum || Purple
|-
|-
| කහ || kaha || green
| තැඹිලි || Thembili || Orange
|-
|-
| නිල්ලා || nilla || blue
| දුඹුරු || Dumburu || Brown
|-
| අළු || Alu || Gray
|-
| සුදු || Sudhu || White
|}
|}


==Dialogue==
=== Shades of Colors ===
Let's practice the words above in a dialogue.  
 
Shades are variations of colors. Here are some common shades of colors in Sinhala language.
 
{| class="wikitable"
! Sinhala !! Pronunciation !! English
|-
| තද පාට || Thadha Paata || Darker Color(s)
|-
| ලා පාට || La Paata || Lighter Color(s)
|-
| ලා නිල් || La Nill || Light Blue
|-
| තද දම් || Thadha Dhum || Dark Purple
|-
| අහස් නිල් || Ahas Nill || Sky Blue
|-
| දළු පාට || Dhalu Paata || Leafy Green
|-
| රන්වන් || Runwan || Golden
|-
| රිදී || Ridhii || Silvery
|-
| දිලිසෙන පාට || Dhilisena Paata || Sparkling Color(s)
|-
| දිලිසෙන රතු || Dhilisena Rathu || Glistening Red
|-
|}


* '''Person 1''': මට කුරුඳු කොඩියක් තියෙනවා ද? (mata kurudu kodiyak tiyenawada de?) – Do you have a black coat?
== Expressions with Colors ==


* '''Person 2''': ඔයාට කොල්ලා කොඩියක් තියෙනවා ද? (oyaata kolla kodiyak tiyenawada de?) – Do you have a white coat?
In Sinhala language, we use colors in various expressions to portray a special meaning. Below are some examples:


* '''Person 1''': ඔයාට රතු කොඩියක් තියෙනවා ද? (oyaata ratu kodiyak tiyenawada de?) – Do you have a red coat?
* රතු ඇවිත් මම දියවීමේ ගාඩ්රවලා රිදීමෙන් බැබුවෙන් පෙන්වීම සඳහා. (rathu āvith mamadiyawē gāḍravalā ridimēn babuwen penwīma sadahā) - I wear red to bring luck in my work.


* '''Person 2''': ඔයාට දෙමළ කොඩියක් තියෙනවා ද? (oyaata demal kodiyak tiyenawada de?) – Do you have a yellow coat?
* මම සැහැල්ලුව අහිමි කොළ සිහින් ඉගෙන ගත්තා. (mama sēhalluwa ahimi kola sihin ingēn gaththā) - I learned a lot from my experiences (as) a "Blue Baby".


* '''Person 1''': ඔයාට පැන්ඩි කොඩියක් තියෙනවා ද? (oyaata pendi kodiyak tiyenawada de?) – Do you have a pink coat?
* මම අපිව ශීතල් තෝමෂ කොට්ඨාහකින් යනවා. (mama apiwa śīthal tomsha kotthāhakin yenawā) - My family is from the Tomsha clan, which is famous for brownish skin.


* '''Person 2''': ඔයාට කහ කොඩියක් තියෙනවා ද? (oyaata kaha kodiyak tiyenawada de?) – Do you have a green coat?
== Dialogue ==


* '''Person 1''': ඔයාට නිල්ලා කොඩියක් තියෙනවා ද? (oyaata nilla kodiyak tiyenawada de?) – Do you have a blue coat?
Here's a dialogue between two friends, discussing their favorite colors:


* '''Person 2''': ඔයාට කුරුඳු, කොල්ලා, රතු, දෙමළ, පැන්ඩි, කහ සහ නිල්ලා කොඩි තියෙනවා ද? (oyaata kurudu, kolla, ratu, demal, pendi, kaha sa nilla kodi tiyenawada de?) – Do you have coats in black, white, red, yellow, pink, green and blue?
* Person 1: මම කොහොමද ඔබට දෙන්නේ ඇල්ල නිශ්චිත වර්ණයක්.(Mama kohomada obata dannē nehe chithiya Ṿaranayaḵ) (What I'm telling you is my favorite color is yellow.)


* '''Person 1''': ඔවුන්ට තියෙනවා නැත. (ovun tiyenawada natha.) – No, I don't.
* Person 2: මමත් ඔබට yellow පිලිබඳව කතා කළොත් ඒ නම් favorite වර්ණයක්(Mamath obata yellow pilibadawa kathā kalth o nàms favorite varanayak) (I've spoken to you about Yellow sometimes, It's also my favorite color)


== Conclusion ==


==Related lessons==
We hope you enjoyed learning about the colors in Sinhala language. To improve your Sinhala Vocabulary, you can also use the [https://polyglotclub.com Polyglot Club] website. [https://polyglotclub.com/find-friends.php?search=send&d=0&f=36&offre1=114 Find native speakers] and ask them any [https://polyglotclub.com/language/sinhala/question questions]! Don't forget to visit our [Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary|Vocabulary] page for more Sinhala words and phrases to learn. Happy learning! 😊
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Animals|Animals]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Food|Food]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Family|Family]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Body|Body]]


==Sources==
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* https://www.omniglot.com/language/phrases/sinhala.php
* https://www.learnsinhalanow.com/sinhala-colors/
* https://www.mylanguages.org/sinhala_words.php
* https://www.srilankatravelnotes.com/sinhala-language-phrases.html


<span link>Congratulations on finishing this lesson! Explore these related pages to keep learning:[[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Classroom|Classroom]], [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Clothes|Clothes]], [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Useful-phrases|Useful phrases]] & [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Countries|Countries]].</span>
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===Korean basic color vocabulary sinhala / english - YouTube===
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==Other Lessons==
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/How-to-say-Good-Bye?|How to say Good Bye?]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Fruits|Fruits]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Education|Education]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/People|People]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Health|Health]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Family|Family]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Countries|Countries]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Time|Time]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Feelings-and-Emotions|Feelings and Emotions]]
* [[Language/Sinhala/Vocabulary/Languages|Languages]]
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==Sources==
* [https://www.lazybutsmartsinhala.com/colors-in-sinhala/ 11 Colors in Sinhala - Learn Sinhala | Lazy But Smart Sinhala]
* [https://www.amazon.com/Sinhala-Books/s?k=Sinhala&rh=n%3A283155&page=4 Sinhala: Books - Amazon.com]


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Sinhala Vocabulary - Colors

Hi Sinhala learners! 😊
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. Let’s 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
කළු kalu Black
කහ kaha Yellow
රතු rathu Red
කොළ kola Green
නිල් Nill Blue
දම් Dhum Purple
තැඹිලි Thembili Orange
දුඹුරු Dumburu Brown
අළු Alu Gray
සුදු 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
තද පාට Thadha Paata Darker Color(s)
ලා පාට La Paata Lighter Color(s)
ලා නිල් La Nill Light Blue
තද දම් Thadha Dhum Dark Purple
අහස් නිල් Ahas Nill Sky Blue
දළු පාට Dhalu Paata Leafy Green
රන්වන් Runwan Golden
රිදී Ridhii Silvery
දිලිසෙන පාට Dhilisena Paata Sparkling Color(s)
දිලිසෙන රතු 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:

  • රතු ඇවිත් මම දියවීමේ ගාඩ්රවලා රිදීමෙන් බැබුවෙන් පෙන්වීම සඳහා. (rathu āvith mamadiyawē gāḍravalā ridimēn babuwen penwīma sadahā) - I wear red to bring luck in my work.
  • මම සැහැල්ලුව අහිමි කොළ සිහින් ඉගෙන ගත්තා. (mama sēhalluwa ahimi kola sihin ingēn gaththā) - I learned a lot from my experiences (as) a "Blue Baby".
  • මම අපිව ශීතල් තෝමෂ කොට්ඨාහකින් යනවා. (mama apiwa śīthal tomsha kotthāhakin yenawā) - 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: මම කොහොමද ඔබට දෙන්නේ ඇල්ල නිශ්චිත වර්ණයක්.(Mama kohomada obata dannē nehe chithiya Ṿaranayaḵ) (What I'm telling you is my favorite color is yellow.)
  • Person 2: මමත් ඔබට yellow පිලිබඳව කතා කළොත් ඒ නම් favorite වර්ණයක්(Mamath obata yellow pilibadawa kathā kalth o nàms 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! 😊

➡ If you have any questions, please ask them in the comments section below.
➡ Feel free to edit this wiki page if you think it can be improved. 😎

Congratulations on finishing this lesson! Explore these related pages to keep learning:Classroom, Clothes, Useful phrases & Countries.

Videos[edit | edit source]

Korean basic color vocabulary sinhala / english - YouTube[edit | edit source]

Other Lessons[edit | edit source]

Sources[edit | edit source]


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