Modern Standard Arabic (MSA)
Learning Arabic Colors
Arabic Colors
Learning colors is an important first step to describing things in Arabic. Here you’ll learn some basic colors, including the masculine and feminine spelling of each, and how to use them in short phrases.
| Color | Masculine | Feminine | Example |
| Black
|
أسود
aswad
|
سوداء
sawda’
|
سيارة سوداء
sayarat sawda’ (black car)
|
| Blue
|
أزرق
azraq
|
زرقاء
zarqa’
|
قميص أزرق
qamis azraq (blue shirt)
|
| Green
|
أخضر
akhdar
|
خضراء
khadra’
|
حقيبة خضراء
haqibat khadra’ (green bag/purse)
|
| Yellow
|
أصفر
asfar
|
صفراء
safra’
|
قميص أصفر
qamis ‘asfar (yellow shirt)
|
| Red
|
أحمر
ahmar
|
حمراء
hamra’
|
باب أحمر
bab ahmar (red door)
|
| White
|
أبيض
abyad
|
بيضاء
bayda’
|
كلب أبيض
kalb abyad (white dog)
|
| Orange
|
برتقال
burtuqal
|
برتقالية
burtuqalia
|
قطة برتقالية
qitat burtuqalia (orange cat) |
Here is a helpful video to practice pronunciation and another video with additional colors, written with the short vowels.
Test Yourself
After reviewing the colors, test yourself. First, try to describe the room around you using as many colors as you can. Next, identify the colors in your clothing or any clothing you see.
Use the flashcards below to review the masculine and feminine spelling of each color.
