Here are Hebrew words for colors & shapes to start with: שחור (shachor, black), כחול (kachol, blue), ירוק (yarok, green), כתום (katom, orange). Below are 48 words (A1–C2) with their English translations, part of speech and a romanization to help you say them, across 6 themed lists.
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| black | שחורshachor | adj | A1 |
| blue | כחולkachol | adj | A1 |
| green | ירוקyarok | adj | A1 |
| orange | כתוםkatom | adj | A1 |
| purple | סגולsagol | adj | A1 |
| red | אדוםadom | adj | A1 |
| white | לבןlavan | adj | A1 |
| yellow | צהובtsahov | adj | A1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bright | עַזaz | adj | A1 |
| brown | חוּםchum | adj | A1 |
| pink | ורודvarod | adj | A1 |
| colorful | צבעוניtsiv'oni | adj | A2 |
| amber | ענברinbar | adj | B1 |
| crimson | ארגמןargaman | adj | B1 |
| emerald | אזמרגדizmargad | adj | B1 |
| ivory | שנהבshenhav | adj | B1 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| shade | גָּווָןgavan | noun | A2 |
| tone | טוןton | noun | A2 |
| pastel | פסטלpastel | adj | B2 |
| opaque | אָטוּםatum | adj | C1 |
| pigment | פיגמנטpigment | noun | C1 |
| vibrant | עַזaz | adj | C1 |
| chromatic | כרומטיkromati | adj | C2 |
| spectrum | ספקטרוםspektrum | noun | C2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| cool color | צבע קרtseva kar | noun | B1 |
| primary color | צבע יסודtseva yesod | noun | B1 |
| secondary color | צבע משניtseva mishni | noun | B1 |
| warm color | צבע חםtseva cham | noun | B1 |
| complementary | משליםmashlim | adj | B2 |
| dye | צבעtseva | noun | B2 |
| hue | גוןgaven | noun | B2 |
| tint | גון בהירgaven bahir | noun | B2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| bronze | ברונזהbronza | adj | B1 |
| indigo | אינדיגוindigo | adj | B1 |
| lavender | לבנדרlavender | adj | B1 |
| teal | כחול-ירקרקkachol-yarakrak | adj | B1 |
| khaki | חקיchaki | adj | B2 |
| olive | ירוק זיתyarok zayit | adj | B2 |
| scarlet | אדום עזadom az | adj | B2 |
| tan | חום בהירchum bahir | adj | B2 |
| English | Hebrew | Type | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| diagonal | אלכסוןalachson | noun | B1 |
| ellipse | אליפסהelipsa | noun | B1 |
| hexagon | משושהmeshushe | noun | B1 |
| octagon | מתומןmetuman | noun | B1 |
| perpendicular | מאונךme'unach | adj | B1 |
| polygon | מצולעmetsula | noun | B1 |
| prism | מנסרהminsara | noun | B1 |
| sphere | כדורkadur | noun | B1 |
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You could start with words like שחור (shachor, black), כחול (kachol, blue), ירוק (yarok, green), כתום (katom, orange). This page lists 48 Hebrew words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.
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