Colors in Swahili

These are common colors in Swahili:

Red – Rangi Nyekundu

 White – Rangi Nyeupe  

 Black – Rangi Nyeusi

 Blue – Rangi ya buluu

 Sky Blue – Rangi ya samawati  

 Green – Rangi ya kijani  

 Brown – Rangi ya kahawia  

 Yellow – Rangi ya manjano  

 Gray – Rangi ya kijivu  

 Pink – Rangi ya waridi  

 Purple – Rangi ya zambarau

 Orange – Rangi ya machungwa  

 Gold – Rangi ya dhahabu

 Silver – Rangi ya kifedha

Examples of colors in Swahili in sentences

• Kama ningekuwa wewe, ningepaka rangi ya buluu. (If I were you, I would paint it blue.)
• Msichana aliyevaa koti la buluu ni binti yangu. (The girl in a blue coat is my daughter.)
• Uso wako unawaka rangi nyekundu. (Your face is red.)
• Timu yetu ilikuwa inavaa mashati mekundu. (Our team were wearing red shirts.)
• Muuguzi amevaa nguo nyeupe. (The nurse is dressed in white.)
• Tuna paka wawili; mmoja ni mweupe na mwingine ni mweusi. (We have two cats; one is white, and the other is black.)
• Tuna mbwa wawili. Mmoja ni mweusi na mwingine ni mweupe. (We have two dogs. One is black and the other is white.)
• Alikuwa amevaa kofia nyeusi. (She was wearing a black hat.)
• Kuna kondoo mweusi katika kila kundi. (There’s a black sheep in every flock.)
• Benki zote zitapigwa rangi ya samawati ili kuvutia watu zaidi. (All banks will be painted sky blue to make them more appealing to the public.)
• Macho yake yanaakisi rangi ya samawati ya asubuhi yenye jua kali na safi. (Her eyes reflect the sky blue of a clear and bright spring morn.)
• Mlima daima ni kijani. (The hill is always green.)
• Tony aliona mashamba ya kijani na vijiji vidogo na tulivu. (Tony saw green fields and small, quiet villages.)
• Alivaa suti ya kahawia. (He wore a brown suit.)
• Alikuwa na nywele za kahawia. (She had brown hair.)
• Kuna waridi la manjano. (There is a yellow rose.)
• Majani yote kwenye mti yaligeuka kuwa ya manjano. (All the leaves on the tree turned yellow.)
• Mtu aliyevaa suti ya kijivu. (The man in grey suit.)
• Nilipata koti la kijivu. (I found a grey coat.)
• Nimeona gauni hilo kwa rangi ya waridi. (I’ve seen that dress in pink.)
• Rangi ni zambarau badala ya waridi. (The color is purple rather than pink.)
• Sweta yake ni ya zambarau. (Her sweater is purple.)
• Soksi zake ni za zambarau. (His socks are purple.)
• Shati linaweza kupatikana likiwa limetiwa rangi ya machungwa. (The shirt can be found dyed orange.)
• Viatu vilikuwa vya machungwa nilipovinunua. (The shoes were orange when I bought them.)
• Rangi ya dhahabu. (Gloden color.)
• Nyumba ilipakwa rangi ya dhahabu. (The house was painted gold.)
• Rangi ya kifedha. (Silver color.)
• Rangi ya gari ni fedha. (The color of the car is silver.)