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"Orange (color)" in Hindi: नारंगी

नारंगीnaarangi

Say it: NAA-ran-geeadjective/nɑːrəŋɡiː/

Note: also: संतरी (santari)

Orange (the color) in Hindi is नारंगी (naarangi). Say नारंगी रंग, नारंगी कुर्ता, आप नारंगी चुनेंगे? संतरी often means the fruit.

Shopping

आपको नारंगी दुपट्टा चाहिए?

aapko naarangi dupatta chahiye?

Do you want an orange dupatta?
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How to pronounce नारंगी

Say it

NAA-ran-gee

/nɑːrəŋɡiː/

Naarangi is NAA-ran-gee. Long naa, soft ran, light gee.

"Orange (color)" in Hindi: quick reference

HindiEnglish
नारंगीnaarangiorange (color)

Default color.

नारंगी रंगnaarangi rangorange color

Explicit.

गहरा नारंगीgahra naarangideep orange

Shade.

हल्का नारंगीhalka naarangilight orange

Shade.

How to use नारंगी in real life

  1. 1Shopping

    आपको नारंगी दुपट्टा चाहिए?

    aapko naarangi dupatta chahiye?

    Do you want an orange dupatta?

    Aap.

  2. 2Paint

    दीवार हल्का नारंगी रंग लें।

    deewaar halka naarangi rang len.

    Take a light orange for the wall.

    Home.

  3. 3Clothes

    यह नारंगी शर्ट चमकदार है।

    yah naarangi shirt chamakdaar hai.

    This orange shirt is bright.

    Fashion.

Mistakes English speakers make with नारंगी

Incorrect: Using only संतरी for the color

Correct: Color headword is नारंगी

संतरी often means the fruit; learn नारंगी for color.

Incorrect: Using पीला when you mean orange

Correct: Orange is नारंगी

पीला is yellow.

Good to know

Festival kurtas flood markets in नारंगी. Traffic cones stay नारंगी for visibility. Holi powders dump bright नारंगी on white shirts.

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Choosing a scarf

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    आप नारंगी स्कार्फ़ आज़माएँगे?

    aap naarangi scarf aazmaayenge?

    Will you try an orange scarf?

  2. You

    हाँ, हल्का नारंगी दिखाइए।

    haan, halka naarangi dikhaaiye.

    Yes — please show a light orange.

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    यह शेड चेहरे पर जचेगा।

    yah shade chehre par jachega.

    This shade will suit your face.

  4. You

    लेता हूँ नारंगी रंग पसंद है।

    leta hoon — naarangi rang pasand hai.

    I'll take it — I like orange.

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FAQ

Common questions about "Orange (color)" in Hindi

Color word?

नारंगी.

संतरी instead?

Often the fruit; this page teaches नारंगी.

Light orange?

हल्का नारंगी.

Orange color?

नारंगी रंग.

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