Colors In Tagalog – How To Name And Pronounce The Colors

This post covers how to say and pronounce the different colors in Tagalog.

Learning the colors is super important as it allows you to accurately describe things, expand your conversations and understand others better.

So what are the colors in Tagalog?

Colors In Tagalog

The main colors in Tagalog are listed below.

Click on the Tagalog word to hear the pronunciation.

• Red – Pula

• Blue – Bughaw / Asul

• Green – Berde / Luntian

• Yellow – Dilaw

• Black – ​​Itim

• White – Puti

• Gray – Kulay abo

• Orange – Dalandan / Kahel

• Purple – Ube / Lila

• Violet – Biyoleta

• Pink – Rosas

• Brown – Kayumanggi / Kulay tsokolate

• Beige – Murang kayumanggi

• Gold – Ginto

• Silver – Pilak

To hear the pronunciation of the colors in Tagalog by a native speaker, check out the below video:

Here are some other related color words in Tagalog:

• Color – Kulay

• Colors – Mga kulay

• Colorful – Makulay

• Rainbow – Bahaghari

• Dark color – Madilim na kulay

• Light color – Maliwanag na kulay

There are several colors that do not have a direct translation into Tagalog. 

Over the years, Tagalog speakers began using the word color, which is kulay, and then following this with an item that is commonly associated with that color.

Here are some examples and explanations:

• Gray – Kulay abo (literally ‘the color of ash’)

• Orange – Kulay dalandan (literally ‘the color of an orange’)

• Purple – Kulay ube (literally ‘the color of a purple yam’)

• Brown – Kulay tsokolate (literally ‘the color of chocolate’)

Today people often drop the ‘kulay’ part so you will commonly hear just ube for purple and dalandan for orange.

Spanish Influence

Many of the Tagalog words used for colors actually originate from the Spanish words.

For example:

• Blue is ‘asul’ in Tagalog and ‘azul’ in Spanish

• Green is ‘berde’ in Tagalog and ‘verde’ in Spanish

Color Questions

To ask what color something is in Tagalog, you can say:

• What color is this? – Anong kulay ito?

Just reply with the color word to answer this question.

Another question relating to colors that you may be asked is:

• What is your favorite color? – Ano ang paborito mong kulay?

You can answer by saying:

• My favorite color is… – … ang paborito kong kulay

Just start this sentence with your favorite color.

For example:

• My favorite color is red – Pula ang paborito kong kulay 

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Thanks for reading this post which covers the Tagalog words for colors.

Knowing how to say the different colors in Tagalog is super important as it helps to accurately describe things and understand Tagalog speakers better.

Learn more about the Tagalog language here.

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