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Hindi Colors & Shapes Vocabulary

Here are Hindi words for colors & shapes to start with: काला (kaala, black), नीला (neela, blue), हरा (hara, green), नारंगी (naarangi, 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.

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Colors & Shapes Basics

A1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
blackकालाkaalaadjA1
blueनीलाneelaadjA1
greenहराharaadjA1
orangeनारंगीnaarangiadjA1
purpleबैंगनीbainganiadjA1
redलालlaaladjA1
whiteसफ़ेदsafedadjA1
yellowपीलाpeelaadjA1

Colors & Shapes Intermediate

A1–B1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
brightचमकीलाchamkeelaadjA1
brownभूराbhooraadjA1
pinkगुलाबीgulaabiadjA1
colorfulरंगीनrangeenadjA2
amberअंबरambaradjB1
crimsonकिरमिजीkirmijiadjB1
emeraldपन्नाpannaadjB1
ivoryहाथीदांतhaatheedaantadjB1

Colors & Shapes Advanced

A2–C2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
shadeरंगछटाrangchhatanounA2
toneरंगतrangatnounA2
pastelपेस्टलpestaladjB2
opaqueअपारदर्शीapaardarshiadjC1
pigmentवर्णकvarnaknounC1
vibrantचटखchatakhadjC1
chromaticवर्णिकvarnikadjC2
spectrumवर्णक्रमvarnakramnounC2

Color Theory

B1–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
cool colorठंडा रंगthanda rangnounB1
primary colorप्राथमिक रंगpraathamik rangnounB1
secondary colorद्वितीयक रंगdviteeyak rangnounB1
warm colorगरम रंगgaram rangnounB1
complementaryपूरकpoorakadjB2
dyeरंजकranjaknounB2
hueरंगतrangatnounB2
tintटिंटtintnounB2

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Extended Colors

B1–B2
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
bronzeकांस्यkaansyaadjB1
indigoनीलneeladjB1
lavenderलैवेंडरlaivendaradjB1
tealमोरपंखीmorpankhiadjB1
khakiख़ाकीkhaakiadjB2
oliveजैतूनीjaitooniadjB2
scarletकिरमिज़ीkirmiziadjB2
tanटैनtainadjB2

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Shapes & Geometry

B1
EnglishHindiTypeLevel
diagonalविकर्णvikarnnounB1
ellipseदीर्घवृत्तdeerghvrittanounB1
hexagonषट्भुजshatbhujnounB1
octagonअष्टभुजashtabhujnounB1
perpendicularलंबवतlambvatadjB1
polygonबहुभुजbahubhujnounB1
prismप्रिज़्मprizmnounB1
sphereगोलाgolanounB1

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A sample of the A1–C2 words. The rest are in the app

Watch Your LanguageVocabulary widgets for iPhone & Apple Watch

These lists show a sample of the A1–C2 words for colors & shapes. The packs in Watch Your Language hold more and reach the advanced levels, along with every other topic.

The app shows them to you a few at a time, in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and brings back the ones you keep forgetting.

Common questions

Which Hindi words should I learn for colors & shapes?

You could start with words like काला (kaala, black), नीला (neela, blue), हरा (hara, green), नारंगी (naarangi, orange). This page lists 48 Hindi words for colors & shapes (A1–C2), each with its English translation and part of speech.

How can I remember these Hindi words?

Reading a list once is rarely enough. Watch Your Language shows Hindi words like these in a widget on your iPhone Lock Screen and on your Apple Watch face, and schedules repeats so the words you keep forgetting come back more often.

Are these word lists free?

Yes. The lists on this page are free to read, with no sign-up. The app holds more words for each topic.

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