How to Say "Blue" in Swahili - How To Say Guide

bluu

noun

The English word "blue" is translated into Swahili as bluu. It is also spelled buluu.

Meaning: blue-coloured (adj)

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“blue” in Swahili
Swahili	Note
bluu	noun
buluu	noun, alternative form

In Swahili, bluu refers to the color blue. It can function as a noun and also acts as a verb meaning to make something blue or to passivate steel.

bluu is the standard form used as a noun, while buluu is an alternative spelling of bluu.

In some traditional Bantu color systems, there was no distinct word for 'blue' that was separate from 'green', as both fell under a broad category of cool colors.
Unlike English, where 'blue' can mean sad, using bluu in Swahili does not convey sadness or depression.
Depending on the region, some speakers may use the word samawati specifically to describe the 'sky blue' color rather than the general bluu.

Millie ana macho ya bluu.
Millie has blue eyes.
This sentence is useful for describing eye color using bluu.
Tatoeba #3173256 by ecorralest101, translation #3173255 by CN
Mgongo wake ulifunikwa na joho la buluu.
His back was covered by a blue cape.
This sentence is useful for describing the color of clothing using buluu.
Tatoeba #10848165 by ecorralest101, translation #2234226 by JLGQ_
Aina ya Bluu ni Albamu maarufu zaidi kwa Miles Davis.
Kind of Blue is Miles Davis' most famous album.
This sentence is useful for seeing how bluu is used in a proper noun title.
Tatoeba #10877505 by ecorralest101, translation #5397239 by Hybrid
Ujenzi huu utakuwa na rangi ya buluu.
This construction will have a blue color.
Kwenye nembo ya shirika letu tunatumia rangi za samawati na rangi nyingine.
In our organization's logo, we use blue colors and other colors.
Nyumba mpya ya jirani yangu ina mlango wa bluu.
My neighbor's new house has a blue door.
Ninapenda jicho lako la kijani maji.
I love your blue eye.
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Said and Fatuma are looking at clothes in a shop.

Said

Je, unapenda hii shati ya bluu?
Do you like this blue shirt?
Fatuma

Hapana, napendelea rangi nyekundu.
No, I prefer the color red.
Said

Lakini rangi ya bluu inakufaa sana.
But the color blue suits you very much.
Fatuma

Sawa, nitajaribu kuivaa sasa.
Okay, I will try wearing it now.

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