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

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

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

Colors

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearروشنroshanfa_light_clear
darkتاریکtarikfa_dark
colorcolorرنگrangfa_color
coloredcoloredرنگی شدهrangi shodehfa_colored
whitewhiteسفیدsefidfa_white
blackblackسیاهseyahfa_black
yellowyellowزردzardfa_yellow
orangeorangeنارنجیnaranjifa_orange
redredقرمزghermezfa_red
pinkpinkصورتیsooratifa_pink
violetvioletبنفشbanafshfa_violet
blueblueآبیaabifa_blue
greengreenسبزsabzfa_green
brownbrownقهوه ایghahveyifa_brown
greygreyخاکستریkhakestarifa_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
newنوnofa_new
oldقدیمیghadimifa_old
smallکوچکkuchakfa_small
large / bigبزرگbozorgfa_large_big
youngجوانjavanfa_young
kind / pleasantمهربان
خوشایند
mehraban
khoshayand
fa_kind_pleasant
unkind / unpleasantنامهربان
ناخوشایند
namehrban
nakhoshayand
fa_unkind_unpleasant
patientبیمارbimarfa_patient
tallبلندbolandfa_tall
middle sizedمتوسطmotavestfa_middle_sized
smallکوچکkuchakfa_small
fatچاقchaghfa_fat
thin / slimباریک
لاغر
barik
laghar
fa_thin_slim
nice / prettyخوب
قشنگ
khub
ghashang
fa_nice_pretty
beautifulزیباzibafa_beautiful
uglyزشتzeshtfa_ugly
ill / sickمریض
بیمار
mariz
bimar
fa_ill_sick
healthyسالمsalemfa_healthy
happy / cheerfulشاد
خوشحال
shad
khosh hal
fa_happy_cheerful
sadناراحتnarahatfa_sad
sportyشیکshikfa_sporty
ambitionedجاه طلبjah talabfa_ambitioned
intelligentباهوشbahushfa_intelligent
creativeخلاقkhalaghfa_creative
activeفعالfa allfa_active
sentimentalاحساساتیehsasatifa_sentimental
rationalمنطقیmanteghifa_rational
emotionalاحساساتیehsasatifa_emotional
naturalطبیعیtabieifa_natural
romanticعاشقانهasheghanefa_romantic
nice / amiableخوب
مهربان
khob
mehraban
fa_nice_amiable
spontaneousخود بخودkhod bekhodfa_spontaneous
energeticپر انرژیpor enerjyfa_energetic
stressed (out)تحت فشارthat e fesharfa_stressed_out
relaxedآرامaramfa_relaxed
frustratedنا امیدna omidfa_frustrated
talentedبا استعدادba estedadfa_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishPersian (Farsi)Persian (Farsi)
(Romanization)
Pronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?او چه شکلی هست؟ou che shekli hast?fa_what_does_he_look_like
What does she look like?او چه شکلی هست؟ou che shekli hast?fa_what_does_she_look_like
What is he like?او چه دوست دارد؟ou che doost darad?fa_what_is_he_like
What is she like?او چه دوست دارد؟ou che doost darad?fa_what_is_she_like

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