Colors in Tigrinya
ሕብርታት ብትግርኛ — learn the most common color words with their fidel and pronunciation.
| Color | English | Tigrinya (Fidel) | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | ቀይሕ | qeyiḥ | |
| Blue | ሰማያዊ | semayawi | |
| Green | ቀጠልያ | qeṭelya | |
| Yellow | ብጫ | bicha | |
| Black | ጸሊም | ṣelim | |
| White | ጻዕዳ | ṣa'ida | |
| Orange | ኣራንሾኒ | aranshoni | |
| Purple | ሊላ | lila | |
| Pink | ሮዛ | roza | |
| Brown | ቡናዊ | bunawi | |
| Gray | ሓሙዅሽታይ | ḥamukushtay | |
| Gold | ወርቃዊ | werqawi | |
| Silver | ብሩራዊ | birurawi |
A few quick notes
- The Tigrinya word for "color" is ሕብሪ (ḥbri); the plural "colors" is ሕብርታት (ḥbrtat).
- Color adjectives in Tigrinya can change form to agree with masculine/feminine nouns — for example "red" is ቀይሕ (m.) and ቀያሕ (f.).
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