Colors in Tigrinya
ቀለማት 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 | ብርቱኳናዊ | birtukhanawi | |
| Purple | ሊላ | lila | |
| Pink | ሮዛ | roza | |
| Brown | ቡናዊ | bunawi | |
| Gray | ሓሙዅሽቲ | ḥamukushti | |
| Gold | ወርቃዊ | werqawi | |
| Silver | ብሩራዊ | birurawi |
A few quick notes
- The Tigrinya word for "color" is ቀለም (qelem); the plural "colors" is ቀለማት (qelemat).
- Color adjectives in Tigrinya can change form to agree with masculine/feminine nouns — for example "red" is ቀይሕ (m.) and ቀያሕ (f.).
- Many modern colors (orange, pink, purple) are loanwords adapted into Tigrinya.
Learning vocabulary is much faster once you can read the script. Start with our interactive Tigrinya alphabet chart, then come back here.