How to Say "Pink" in Tagalog - How To Say Guide

kulay-rosas

The English word "pink" is translated into Tagalog as kulay-rosas.

kulay-rosas is used as an adjective to describe something that is the color between red and white.

Meaning: colored/coloured between red and white (adj)

What does it mean word for word?

The term kulay-rosas is a compound word where kulay means "color" and rosas means "rose".

When referring to the noun form of a pale red color, you may use kalimbahin, kulay-rosas or rosas.

When kulay-rosas modifies a noun, it often takes the linker na, such as in the phrase kulay-rosas na bulaklak (pink flower).

If you are describing a very specific shade of pale, brownish-pink, the word kalimbahin is used, which is a much more specialized term than 'pink'.
While kulay-rosas describes the color, the word rosas itself is a loanword from the Spanish 'rosa', reflecting the long period of Spanish colonial influence on the Filipino language.
In Filipino culture, the phrase rosas can evoke a romantic connotation beyond just a color, as the rose is a primary symbol of love and courtship in traditional poetry.

Berde at kulay-rosas ang kumot.
The blanket is green and pink.
This sentence uses kulay-rosas to describe the color of a blanket.
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Sa parke, may mga kulay-rosas na iskuwirel.
There are pink squirrels at the park.
This sentence uses kulay-rosas to describe squirrels.
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Jasmine and Ricardo are shopping for a new shirt.

Jasmine

Gusto ko ng kulay-rosas na damit.
I want a pink dress.
Ricardo

Mayroon bang kulay-rosas na shirt para sa akin?
Is there a pink shirt for me?
Jasmine

Oo, tingnan mo ang kulay-rosas na ito.
Yes, look at this pink one.
Ricardo

Bagay sa akin ang kulay-rosas na ito.
This pink one suits me.

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