Colours

Colour

dath

(duh)

colours
the colours

dathanna
na dathanna

(duh-hunna)

colourful/pretty

dathúil

(duh-hool)

yellow

buí

(boiee

I prefer yellow

is fearr liom buí

red

dearg

(ja-rig)

I like red

is maith liom dearg

blue

gorm

(gurim)

blue car

carr gorm

green

glas

(gluss)

the grass is green

tá an féar glas

(tar arn fayer gluss)

white

bán

(bawn)

white shoe

bróg bhán

(brohg vawn)

pink

bándearg

(bawnjarig)

The house is pink
There is pink on the house

tá an teach bándearg
tá bándearg ar an teach

a colour is ____ something in Irish
e.g. there is yellow on my book

on
tá buí ar mo leabhar (taw boiee air muh lyower)

purple

corcra

(kerr-cra)

I love purple

is aoibhinn liom corcra

orange

oráiste

(uhrawshta)

Which colour do you prefer?
I prefer orange

Cén dath is fearr leat?
Is fearr liom oráiste

Irish flag
green, white and orange

bratach na hÉireann (brratukh na herin)
glas, bán agus oráiste

black

dubh

(duv)

the night is black

tá an oíche dubh

brown

donn

(dun)

brown hair

gruaig dhonn

(gruig ghun)

grey

liath

(leeah)

grey cloud

scamall liath

(scumull leeah)

gold

ór

(oar)

gold ring

fáinne ór

(fawnya oar)

silver

airgead

(arriged)

I prefer gold to silver

Is fearr liom ór ná airgead

(iss fyar lom oar nar arriged)

When using a colour (adjective) to describe a noun what is the word order?

noun + adjective

a feminine noun puts a _______ on the adjective

‘h’ séimhiú

a person of colour

duine de dhath

(dinneh d ghah)

devil

duine dubh

(dinneh duv)

blue person (the old term for black person)

duine gorm

(dinneh gurim)

coloured person

duine daite

(dinneh duh-cha)