Learning colors in Turkish is a vibrant way to expand your vocabulary. Whether you are shopping for clothes or describing a sunset, these essential words and phrases will help you communicate more effectively.
1. Basic Colors in Turkish
Color in English | Turkish Word | Pronunciation |
White | Beyaz | Be-yaz |
Black | Siyah | See-yah |
Red | Kırmızı | Kur-mu-zuh |
Blue | Mavi | Ma-vee |
Yellow | Sarı | Sa-ruh |
Green | Yeşil | Ye-sheel |
Orange | Turuncu | Too-roon-joo |
Pink | Pembe | Pem-be |
Purple | Mor | Mor |
Brown | Kahverengi | Kah-ve-ren-gee |
Grey | Gri | Gree |
2. Useful Phrases with Colors
In Turkish grammar, the color adjective is placed before the noun it describes.
Bu ne renk?: What color is this?
Red car: Kırmızı araba.
Blue shirt: Mavi gömlek.
I love white flowers: Beyaz çiçekleri seviyorum.
Which color is more beautiful?: Hangi renk daha güzel?
3. Fun Linguistic Facts
Kahverengi (Brown) literally translates to "the color of coffee" (Kahve = Coffee, Renk = Color).
Turuncu (Orange) comes from the word Turunç, which refers to a specific type of bitter orange citrus.
When you want to say "light" or "dark" for a color:
Açık mavi: Light blue.
Koyu mavi: Dark blue.