Colors make things beautiful!
Chances are, in Nepal, you’ll definitely want to cherish and talk about the colors of the blue sky, or the white snow on tall mountains.
Learning how to say colors in Nepali helps build a strong foundation for learning basic Nepali grammar.
It also makes it easy for you to understand adjectives in Nepali.
Let’s get started…
List of Colors in Nepali
While there are a lot of colors, you should be fine if you learn a few core colors.
| English | Nepali |
|---|---|
| White | Seto |
| Black | Kalo |
| Blue | Nilo |
| Yellow | Pahelo |
| Red | Rato |
| Green | Hariyo |
| Orange | Suntala |
| Brown | Khairo |
| Pink | Gulabi |
| Purple | Pyaji |
| Grey | Kharani |
| Silver | Chadi |
| Gold | Sunaulo |
| Violet | Baijani |
| Crimson | Simrik |
| Beige | Pahelo-Khairo |
| Maroon | Kaleji |
| Indigo | Gada-Nilo |
| Saffron | Keshari |
| Vermilion | Sindure |
That’s about it.
You’ll be using these colors 95% of the time and won’t really need to use any other crazy names for hues.
A few other words you might use together with colors to be more precise with your description are:
| English | Nepali |
| Color | Rang |
| Colors | Rang haru |
| Colorless | Rangahin / Rang Nabhayeko |
| Light | Haluka/Halka |
| Dark | Gada |
Remembering the name of colors in Nepali isn’t difficult.
Look around your room or dress colors of people as you walk around.
Ask mentally to say yourself what color it is.
Practice for a few days and you’ll have remembered most Nepali colors.
If you want to be more specific and want to know what other colors would translate to in Nepali, write us in the comments below!