How Do You Say Purple In Spanish? - The Purple Store

There are purple-lovers everywhere in the world (seriously, we have thousands of fans around the world!) and so we’re trying to learn how to say “purple” in every language.

Below is a list of every phonetic translation we could pull out of Google for purple in other languages. We’re sure we’re missing some, and some could probably use better translations, so keep an eye on this post and check it before you travel to a country where they speak a different language. Obviously, it’s essential that you can say the word “purple” wherever you go!

Also, if you know a language we’re missing, or have a suggestion for a better pronunciation, please let us know in the comments!

Afrikaans: pers Albanian: vjollcë Arabic: arǧwānī Armenian: karmrel Azerbanji: tünd qırmızı Basque: morea Bonian: purpuran Bulgarian: purpuren Catalan: porpra Chinese (Cantonese): jí sīk Chinese (Mandarin): zǐsè Croatian: purpurna boja Czech: nachový Danish: lilla Dutch: purper Estonian: purpurne Farsi: arghavanee Filipino: lila Finnish: violetti French: pourpre Galician: vermello German: lila Greek: mo̱v Haitian Creole: koulè wouj violèt Hebrew: sagol Hindi: baiṅganī Hmong: liab doog Hungarian: lila Icelandic: fjólublár Indonesian: ungu Irish: corcra Italian: viola Japanese: Murasaki Javanese: kain Kannada: kennīli Khmer: Phoa Swai Korean: ja Lao: si muang Latin: purpura Latvian: purpurs Lithuanian: purpurinis Macedonian: violetova Malay: ungu Maltese: vjola Marathi: jāmbhaḷā raṅga Norwegian: lilla Polish: purpurowy Portuguese: roxo Romanian: purpuriu Russian: fioletovyy Serbian: ljubičasta Slovak: purpurový Slovenian: vijolična Spanish: púrpura Swahili: zambarau Swedish: lila Tamil: ūtā varṇam Telugu: lēta erupu raṅgu Thai: s̄ī m̀wng Turkish: mor Ukrainian: fioletovyy̆ Urdu: bainganí Vietnamese: màu tím Welsh: porffor Yiddish: lylʼa

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