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Colors are everywhere! Whether you’re shopping, describing an outfit, or chatting about favorites, color words make your Korean instantly more vivid. 🌟

📑 Table of Contents

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1. Basic Color Words
2. Two Forms: Noun 색 vs Adjective -ㄴ/-은
3. Example Sentences
4. Talking About Colors in Daily Life
5. Practice Dialogue (Shopping)
6. Did You Know? (Culture)
7. Take Action
8. Related Posts
9. About the Author

📘 Basic Korean Color Words

Korean	RR (romanization)	English
빨간색 / 빨강	ppalgan-saek / ppalgang	red
파란색 / 파랑	paran-saek / parang	blue
노란색 / 노랑	noran-saek / norang	yellow
초록색 / 초록	chorok-saek / chorok	green
하얀색 / 흰색	hayan-saek / huin-saek	white
검은색 / 까만색	geomeun-saek / kkaman-saek	black
주황색	juhwang-saek	orange
보라색	bora-saek	purple
분홍색	bunhong-saek	pink
갈색	galssaek	brown
회색	hoesaek	gray
남색	namsaek	navy
금색 / 은색	geumsaek / eunsaek	gold / silver

Tip: Everyday speech often uses both forms (e.g., 빨간색 and 빨강). Both are okay.

🧩 Two Forms: 색 (noun) vs Adjective (-ㄴ/-은)

• Noun form: 빨간색, 파란색, 검은색… → “(It is) + color.”
  예) 이 가방은 빨간색이에요. — This bag is red.
• Adjective form: 빨갛다 → 빨간, 하얗다 → 하얀, 검다 → 검은 → “(color) + Noun.”
  예) 빨간 가방 (a red bag), 하얀 신발 (white shoes).

Natural add-ons: 진한/연한 (deep/light), 밝은/어두운 (bright/dark).
예) 연한 분홍색 셔츠 / 어두운 회색 코트.

💬 Example Sentences

• 이 가방은 빨간색이에요.
  I gabang-eun ppalgan-saek-ieyo. — This bag is red.
• 하얀 신발을 샀어요.
  Hayan sinbal-eul sasseoyo. — I bought white shoes.
• 무슨 색을 좋아해요?
  Museun saeg-eul joahaeyo? — What color do you like?
• 오늘은 회색 코트를 입었어요.
  Oneureun hoesaek koteureul ibeosseoyo. — I’m wearing a gray coat today.
• 이 모자는 남색이에요.
  I mojaneun namsaeg-ieyo. — This hat is navy.

👗 Talking About Colors in Daily Life

Shopping and outfit talk becomes easy with a few handy lines:

• 검은색 있어요?
  Geomeun-saek isseoyo? — Do you have it in black?
• 이 색 말고 파란색으로 보여 주세요.
  I saek malgo paran-saeg-euro boyeo juseyo. — Not this color, please show me in blue.
• 이 색이 저한테 잘 어울려요.
  I saegi jeohante jal eoullyeoyo. — This color suits me well.
• 좀 더 밝은 색 있어요?
  Jom deo balgeun saek isseoyo? — Do you have a brighter color?

🛍️ Practice Dialogue (Shopping)

A: 이 셔츠, 남색 있어요?
I syeocheu, namsaek isseoyo?
Do you have this shirt in navy?

B: 네, 남색하고 회색 있어요.
Ne, namsaek-hago hoesaek isseoyo.
Yes, we have navy and gray.

A: 그럼 회색으로 보여 주세요.
Geureom hoesaeg-euro boyeo juseyo.
Then please show me the gray one.

B: 이 색이 더 잘 어울리시네요.
I saegi deo jal eoulrishineyo.
This color suits you better.

💡 Did You Know? (Culture)

Korean tradition recognizes the “Obangsaek (오방색)”—five cardinal colors linked to directions and virtues:

• 청(푸른) blue/green, 적 red, 황 yellow, 백 white, 흑 black.

That’s one reason hanbok designs often feature strong, symbolic color combinations. 👘

🚀 Take Action

1. Say your top 3 colors in Korean out loud.
2. Describe today’s outfit with 색 + noun and adjective forms (e.g., 빨간 모자 / 빨간색 모자).
3. Ask a friend: 무슨 색 좋아해요?

🔄 Continue Your Beginner Journey

• 🕒 Telling Time and Dates in Korean
• 🌍 Talking About Nationalities in Korean
• 🔢 Korean Numbers: Sino vs Native
• 🚫 Making Negative Sentences

Keep going step by step—each beginner lesson builds on the last one.

👤 About the Author

I teach beginners to use Korean in real daily life. 🎓 Want to role-play shopping or daily conversations?
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🗓️ Update & Transparency

Last updated: 2025-08-29 (KST) · Contact: REPLACE_WITH_CONTACT

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