Colors in Korean
September 13, 2020
TOPIK GUIDE Team

Colors in Korean

Today we will learn color names in Korean language.

Color is called 색 (saek) or 색깔 (saekkal) in Korean.

Before learning all the colors in Korean, let’s see how we can use them in a sentence.

Let’s take Red for our example.

Red is 빨간색 (Palgan-saek) in Korean.

Example Sentence:

My cap is red – 제 모자는 빨간색이에요 (Je moja-neun palgan-saek-iyeyo).

When you want to use colors before the noun you can remove the 색 and just use 빨간.

This is a red cap – 이것은 빨간 모자예요.

Now let’s learn some common colors in Korean. You can learn the correct pronunciation of the words in the video below.

Colors in Korean

한국어 Pronunciation English
색 Saek Color
색깔 Saekkal Color
빨간색 Palgan-saek Red
노란색 Noran-saek Yellow
파란색 Pharan-saek Blue
녹색 Nok-saek Green
하얀색 Hayan-saek White
검은색 Geomeun-saek Black
보라색 Bora-saek Purple
회색 Hoe-saek Gray
갈색 Gal-saek Brown
분홍색 Bunhong-saek Pink

 

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