This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in Hindi. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Hindi“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearप्रकाश
साफ
prakash
saaf

darkअंधेराandhera
colorcolorरंगrang
coloredcoloredरंगा हुआranga hua
whitewhiteसफेदsafeid
blackblackकालाkala
yellowyellowपीलाpeela
orangeorangeनारंगीnarangi
redredलालlal
pinkpinkगुलाबीgulabi
violetvioletबैगनीbeigni
blueblueनीलाneela
greengreenहराhra
brownbrownभूराbhura
greygreyसलेटीsaleti

Appearance & attributes

EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
newनयाnaya
oldपुरानाpurana
smallकम
छोटा
kam
chota

large / bigबड़ाbada
youngजवानjawan
kind / pleasantदयालु
अच्छा
dayalu
achha

unkind / unpleasantनिर्दयी
अप्रिय
nirdayi
apriya

patientधेर्यdherya
tall (When talking about people)लम्बाlamba
middle sized (When talking about people)मझलाmazhala
small (When talking about people)छोटाchota
fatमोटाmota
thin / slimपतलाpatla
nice / prettyअच्छा
सुंदर
achha
sundar

beautifulसुंदरsundar
uglyगंदाganda
ill / sickबीमारbimaar
healthyहुस्ठ-पुस्ठhusth-pusth
happy / cheerfulखुश
हंसमुख
hansmukh
sadदुखीdukhi
sportyमनचलाmanchala
ambitionedमहत्वाकांशाmahatvkansha
intelligentबुद्धिमानbudhimaan
creativeरचनात्मकrachnatmak
activeसक्रिय
चुस्त
sakriya
chust

sentimentalभावुकbhavuk
rationalतर्कसंगतtarksangat
emotionalभावुकbhavuk
naturalप्राकर्तिकpraakrtik
romanticरोमानीromani
nice / amiableअच्छा
सौहार्दपूर्ण
achha
sauhardapurna

spontaneousस्वाभाविकswabhawik
energeticऊर्जावानurjawan
stressed (out)तनाव मेtanav me
relaxedआरामaaram
frustratedनिराशnirash
talentedहोनहारhonhar

Questions & phrases

EnglishHindiHindi
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?वह कैसा दिखता हैं?Wah keisa dikhta hain?
What does she look like?वह कैसी दिखती हैं?wah keisi dikhti hain?
What is he like?वह कैसा हैं?Wah keisa hain?
What is she like?वह कैसी हैं?Wah keisi hain?

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