کالا
kālāeveryday
The everyday Urdu word for black is کالا (kālā), with کالی (kālī) for a feminine noun and کالے (kāle) for plurals. سیاہ (siyāh) is the formal and literary word.
Meaning: the color black (adjective)
Ways to say it
| Pakistan | Romanization | Note |
|---|---|---|
| کالا | kālā | everyday |
| سیاہ | siyāh | formal, literary |
سیاہ appears in set phrases such as سیاہ رنگ (siyāh rang) and in news about سیاہ بادل (siyāh bādal), black clouds.
How does it change in a sentence?
کالا agrees with the noun: کالا کوٹ (kālā koṭ), کالی گاڑی (kālī gāṛī) and کالے بال (kāle bāl). سیاہ does not change.
Did you know?
- Black pepper is کالی مرچ (kālī mirch) in Urdu, literally "black chili".
Examples in context
- میرے پاس کالی گاڑی ہے۔Mere pās kālī gāṛī hai.I have a black car.
- وہ کالا کوٹ پہنے ہوئے ہے۔Woh kālā koṭ pahne hue hai.He is wearing a black coat.
- آسمان پر سیاہ بادل ہیں۔Āsmān par siyāh bādal haiṅ.There are black clouds in the sky.
Example conversation
Imran shops for a bag at a store in Peshawar with a salesman called Dukandar.
- Imranمجھے ایک کالا بیگ دکھائیں۔Mujhe ek kālā beg dikhāʾeṅ.Show me a black bag.
- Dukandarیہ دیکھیے، یہ کالا ہے۔Yeh dekhiye, yeh kālā hai.Look at this, it is black.
- Imranاس کی قیمت کیا ہے؟Is kī qīmat kyā hai?What is its price?
- Dukandarدو ہزار روپے۔Do hazār rupaye.Two thousand rupees.
