Colors

Basic colors in Turkish...

English	Turkish
Black	Siyah
White	Beyaz
Red	Kırmızı
Blue	Mavi
Orange	Turuncu
Green	Yeşil
Purple	Mor
Pink	Pembe
Brown	Kahverengi
Yellow	Sarı
Grey	Gri
Color	Renk
Light	Açık
Dark	Koyu

 

The question for asking colors is constructed similar to the way it's done in English:

    Eng: What color is XXX?

    Tr: XXX ne renk? (Here, ne is what and renk is color)

The answer is also simple:

    Eng: XXX is red.

    Tr: XXX kırmızı.

However, note the difference in word ordering when you want to add a color (or any adjective) to an indefinite noun.

    Eng: A red XXX.

    Tr: Kırmızı bir XXX. (Not 'Bir kırmızı XXX')

 

Now, try to understand the following sentences. Hold the mouse pointer on a sentence to see its English translation.

    - Bu araba açık mavi.

    - Evim koyu kırmızı.

    - Gözlerin ne renk?

    - Beyaz bir gömlek aldım.

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