Purple is a color that symbolizes luxury, mystery, royalty, and creativity. Across cultures and continents, it holds powerful meanings.
In this post, we explore how to say “purple” in 70 different languages with pronunciation and example sentences to enhance your understanding.
1–70 Ways to Say “Purple” in Different Languages
- Spanish – Morado (moh-RAH-doh)
Me gusta el color morado. (I like the color purple.) - French – Violet (vee-oh-LEH)
Le ciel devient violet au crépuscule. (The sky turns purple at dusk.) - German – Lila (LEE-lah)
Ich habe ein lila Kleid. (I have a purple dress.) - Italian – Viola (VYOH-lah)
Il fiore è viola. (The flower is purple.) - Portuguese – Roxo (HO-shoo in Brazil / RO-shoo in Portugal)
Ela comprou um casaco roxo. (She bought a purple coat.) - Russian – Фиолетовый (Fioletovyy) (fee-ah-LYEH-tah-viy)
У него фиолетовая рубашка. (He has a purple shirt.) - Mandarin Chinese – 紫色 (Zǐsè) (dzuh-suh)
她喜欢紫色的花。 (She likes purple flowers.) - Japanese – 紫 (Murasaki) (moo-rah-sah-kee)
紫の傘を持っています。 (I have a purple umbrella.) - Korean – 보라색 (Borasaek) (boh-rah-sek)
나는 보라색을 좋아해요. (I like purple.) - Arabic – أرجواني (Urjuwani) (oor-joo-WAH-nee)
أحب اللون الأرجواني. (I love the color purple.) - Hindi – बैंगनी (Baingani) (baing-nee)
वह बैंगनी रंग की साड़ी पहनती है। (She wears a purple sari.) - Swahili – Zambarau (zahm-bah-RAH-oo)
Nimevaa shati la zambarau. (I’m wearing a purple shirt.) - Greek – Μωβ (Mov) (mohv)
Το φόρεμα είναι μωβ. (The dress is purple.) - Turkish – Mor (mor)
Mor rengi seviyorum. (I love the color purple.) - Dutch – Paars (pahrs)
Ze draagt een paarse trui. (She is wearing a purple sweater.) - Polish – Fioletowy (fyo-leh-TOH-vih)
Mam fioletową bluzkę. (I have a purple blouse.) - Hebrew – סגול (Sagol) (sah-GOHL)
אני אוהב את הצבע סגול. (I love the color purple.) - Thai – สีม่วง (S̄ī m̀wng) (see-moo-ang)
ฉันชอบสีม่วงมาก. (I really like purple.) - Vietnamese – Màu tím (mow teem)
Cô ấy thích màu tím. (She likes purple.) - Hungarian – Lila (LEE-lah)
Ez a lila kabát szép. (This purple coat is beautiful.) - Romanian – Violet (vee-oh-LET)
Florile sunt violet. (The flowers are purple.) - Finnish – Purppura (POOR-poo-rah)
Minulla on purppura paita. (I have a purple shirt.) - Norwegian – Lilla (LEE-lah)
Hun har en lilla kjole. (She has a purple dress.) - Danish – Lilla (LEE-lah)
Jeg kan godt lide lilla. (I like purple.) - Czech – Fialová (fyah-loh-VAH)
Fialová je moje oblíbená barva. (Purple is my favorite color.) - Slovak – Fialová (fyah-loh-VAH)
Nosí fialové tričko. (He wears a purple T-shirt.) - Ukrainian – Фіолетовий (Fioletovyy) (fee-oh-LEH-toh-vih)
Я люблю фіолетовий колір. (I love the purple color.) - Bengali – বেগুনি (Beguni) (beh-GOO-nee)
সে বেগুনি জামা পরে। (She wears a purple dress.) - Malay/Indonesian – Ungu (OONG-oo)
Saya suka warna ungu. (I like the color purple.) - Tagalog (Filipino) – Lila (LEE-lah)
Maganda ang lila na bulaklak. (The purple flower is beautiful.) - Esperanto – Purpura (POOR-poo-rah)
Ŝi portas purpuran robon. (She is wearing a purple dress.) - Basque – Morea (moh-REH-ah)
Morea gustatzen zait. (I like purple.) - Catalan – Porpra (POR-prah)
M’agrada el color porpra. (I like the color purple.) - Galician – Púrpura (POOR-poo-rah)
Ela leva un vestido púrpura. (She’s wearing a purple dress.) - Hausa – Launin shunayya (lah-oo-NEEN shoo-NAH-yah)
Ina son launin shunayya. (I love the color purple.) - Zulu – Okuphuzi (oh-koo-POO-zee)
Ngiyathanda umbala okuphuzi. (I love the color purple.) - Xhosa – Mthubi (mm-TOO-bee)
Ndithanda umbala mthubi. (I like the purple color.) - Amharic – ሐምራዊ (Hamrawi) (ham-rah-WEE)
እኔ ሐምራዊን እወዳለሁ። (I like purple.) - Igbo – Oji ugo (oh-jee OO-go)
A họọrọ uwe oji ugo. (She chose the purple dress.) - Yoruba – Àwọ̀ elésè eṣin (ah-WOH eh-LEH-sheh EH-sheen)
Mo fẹ́ awọ yìí. (I like this color.) - Maori – Tawatawa (tah-wah-TAH-wah)
He pai ki ahau te tae tawatawa. (I like the color purple.) - Samoan – Viole (vee-OH-leh)
Ou te fiafia i le lanu viole. (I like the color purple.) - Tongan – Viole (vee-OH-leh)
‘Oku ou sai’ia he lanu viole. (I like the purple color.) - Lao – ສີມ່ວງ (Si Muang) (see moo-ang)
ຂ້ອຍມັກສີມ່ວງ. (I like purple.) - Khmer – ពណ៌ស្វាយ (Poar Svay) (poh swaay)
ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តពណ៌ស្វាយ។ (I like purple.) - Sinhala – දම් පාට (Dam Pāta) (dahm pah-tah)
මම දම් පාට ප්රිය කරනවා. (I like purple.) - Pashto – ارغواني (Arghwani) (argh-WAH-nee)
زه ارغواني رنګ خوښوم. (I like the purple color.) - Persian (Farsi) – بنفش (Banafsh) (bah-NAF-sh)
من رنگ بنفش را دوست دارم. (I like purple.) - Urdu – جامنی (Jamni) (jaam-nee)
مجھے جامنی رنگ پسند ہے۔ (I like the purple color.) - Nepali – बैजनी (Baijani) (bai-JA-nee)
म बैजनी मन पराउँछु। (I like purple.)
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- Tamil – ஊதா (Uthaa) (oo-thaa)
அவள் ஊதா உடை அணிந்திருந்தாள். (She wore a purple dress.) - Telugu – ఉదాయరంగు (Udayarangu) (oo-dah-yah-rahng-goo)
ఆమె ఉదాయరంగు చీర ధరించింది. (She wore a purple sari.) - Kannada – ನೇರಳೆ (Nerale) (neh-rah-leh)
ಅವಳು ನೇರಳೆ ಬಟ್ಟೆ ಧರಿಸಿದ್ದಾಳೆ. (She wore a purple dress.) - Malayalam – നീലത്തട്ടി (Neelathatti) (nee-lah-thah-tee)
അവൾ നീലത്തട്ടി നിറമുള്ള ചുരിദാർ ധരിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. (She wore a dress with a purple hue.) - Burmese – အညိုရင့်ရောင် (A Nyo Yint Youn) (ah nyo yint yown)
သူ့မှာ အညိုရင့်ရောင် အင်္ကျီရှိတယ်။ (He has a purple shirt.) - Mongolian – Нил ягаан (Nil yagaan) (neel yah-gahn)
Тэр ягаан даашинзтай. (She has a purple dress.) - Kazakh – Күлгін (Külgin) (kuhl-GEEN)
Мен күлгін түсті ұнатамын. (I like the color purple.) - Uzbek – Binafsha (bee-naf-sha)
U binafsha rangni yaxshi ko‘radi. (She likes purple.) - Tajik – Бунафш (Bunafsh) (boo-NAF-sh)
Ман ранги бунафшро дӯст медорам. (I like the color purple.) - Georgian – იისფერი (Iisperi) (ee-ees-feh-ree)
მისი კაბა იისფერია. (Her dress is purple.) - Armenian – մանուշակագույն (Manushakaguyn) (mah-noo-shah-kah-GOYN)
Ես սիրում եմ մանուշակագույնը։ (I love purple.) - Albanian – Vjollcë (vyoll-tsuh)
Unë e dua ngjyrën vjollcë. (I love the purple color.) - Bosnian – Ljubičasta (lyoo-bee-CHAHS-tah)
Imam ljubičastu haljinu. (I have a purple dress.) - Serbian – Љубичаста (Ljubičasta) (lyoo-bee-CHAHS-tah)
Она носи љубичасту кошуљу. (She wears a purple shirt.) - Croatian – Ljubičasta (lyoo-bee-CHAHS-tah)
Voli ljubičastu boju. (She likes the color purple.) - Slovenian – Vijolična (vee-YOH-leech-nah)
Všeč mi je vijolična barva. (I like the color purple.) - Latvian – Violets (vee-oh-LETS)
Viņai ir violets mētelis. (She has a purple coat.) - Lithuanian – Violetinė (vyoh-leh-TEE-neh)
Man patinka violetinė spalva. (I like the purple color.) - Estonian – Lilla (LEE-lah)
Ma kannan lilla kleiti. (I’m wearing a purple dress.) - Icelandic – Fjólublár (FYOH-loo-blaur)
Hún klæðist fjólublárri peysu. (She is wearing a purple sweater.)
Final Thought 🌸
Across 70 languages, the word “purple” expresses elegance, richness, and emotion in beautifully diverse ways. Whether you’re learning a new language or just love colors, this multilingual list brings global culture to life through a single color.
