2 phrases, 17 words
Colours in Georgian
ფერებიEvery colour, light and dark, and saying which you like. Tap a phrase to hear it.
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Georgia’s best-known red grape, საფერავი (Saperavi), takes its name from ფერი, colour: unusually, its juice is red too, and it gives the wine its deep colour.
“-coloured”
Many colours are a thing plus ფერი, colour: ცისფერი is sky-coloured (light blue), ვარდისფერი rose-coloured (pink), ყავისფერი coffee-coloured (brown), ნაცრისფერი ash-coloured (grey).
Two blues
Like Russian, Georgian has two blues: ლურჯი is blue, ცისფერი a light, sky blue.
Light and dark
Put ღია, light, or მუქი, dark, before a colour: ღია მწვანე, light green; მუქი წითელი, dark red.