Colors in Indonesian

• Red → Merah
• Orange → Jingga
• Yellow → Kuning
• Green → Hijau
• Blue → Biru
• Purple → Ungu
• Pink → Merah jambu or pink
• Gray → Abu-abu
• Brown → Coklat
• Black → Hitam
• White → Putih

To describe light and dark hues of colors in Indonesian, these two words can be used:

• Muda, meaning "light", and
• Gelap, meaning "dark" or "deep"

For instance:

• Light blue = Biru muda
• Dark blue = Biru tua

Describing Colors and Objects

The simplest way to express a colored object is to add the color adjective behind the object. Here are some examples:

• A green book → Buku hijau
• A black wall → Dinding hitam
• Two yellow tables → Dua meja kuning
• Five red shirts → Lima baju merah
• Twenty light blue pants → Dua puluh celana biru muda

Learn Also

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