Day 4 · Colours 🎨
Learn basic colour words to describe objects, nature, clothes, and everyday things.
1 · Core Words (12)
Kola [ko-la]
kola pala 🍃
කොළ පල
Green
🍃 Green leaf
Rathu [ra-thu]
rathu le 🩸
රතු ලේ
Red
🩸 Red blood
Nil [nil]
nil ahasa 🌌
නිල් අහස
Blue
🌌 Blue sky
Kalu [ka-lu]
kalu rātri 🌙
කළු රාත්රී
Black
🌙 Black night
Sudu [su-du]
sudu kiri 🥛
සුදු කිරි
White
🥛 White milk
Kaha [ka-ha]
kaha hiru ☀️
කහ හිරු
Yellow
☀️ Yellow sun
Rosa [ro-sa]
rosa mala 🌸
රෝස මල
Pink
🌸 Pink flower
Dum [dum]
dum ahasa ☁️
දුම් අහස
Grey
☁️ Grey sky
Kaha-kola [ka-ha ko-la]
kaha-kola pala 🍂
කහකොළ පල
Brown
🍂 Brown leaf
Dæla [dæ-la]
dæla ali 🐘
දෑල අලි
Light colour
🐘 Light-coloured elephant
Gamburu [gam-bu-ru]
gamburu nil muhuda 🌊
ගැඹුරු නිල් මුහුද
Deep (colour)
🌊 Deep blue sea
Pæhæli [pæ-hæ-li]
pæhæli pata 🌈
පැහැලි පාට
Bright
🌈 Bright colour
2 · Typical Phrases
Kola pata lassanai — Green colour is beautiful
Mama nil kemathi — I like blue
Meeka rathu — This is red
Eka kalu — That is black
Sudu pata hondai — White colour is good
Hari pæhæli pata — Very bright colour
3 · Dialogue
A: Meeka mona pata da?
(What colour is this?)
B: Meeka nil.
(This is blue.)
A: Mama nil kemathi.
(I like blue.)
B: Eka rathu da?
(Is that red?)
A: Ow, eka rathu.
(Yes, that is red.)
B: Kola pata lassanai.
(Green colour is beautiful.)
A: Hari pæhæli!
(Very bright!)
B: Ow, mata hari kemathi.
(Yes, I like it very much.)
(What colour is this?)
B: Meeka nil.
(This is blue.)
A: Mama nil kemathi.
(I like blue.)
B: Eka rathu da?
(Is that red?)
A: Ow, eka rathu.
(Yes, that is red.)
B: Kola pata lassanai.
(Green colour is beautiful.)
A: Hari pæhæli!
(Very bright!)
B: Ow, mata hari kemathi.
(Yes, I like it very much.)
4 · Fun & Cultural Note 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka is famous for its rich and vibrant colours. From colourful buses and tuk-tuks to bright sarongs, temples, and street markets, colour is everywhere. Traditional festivals use specific colours to express joy, respect, and spirituality. In daily Sinhala conversation, people often identify objects by colour first, which makes colour words extremely practical and powerful for beginners.