how to say “dark blue” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-1.m4a” /]כָּחֹל כֵּהֶה

The Hebrew word for light-colored or bright is בהיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-2.m4a” /] – thus light blue is כחול בהיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-3.m4a” /].

As for dark-colored, it’s כהה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-4.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-5.m4a” /]היא אוהבת פרחים בצבע כחול כהה.

She likes dark-blue flowers (flowers of the color dark blue).

Likewise, dark skin is עור כהה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-6.m4a” /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/כהה-x.m4a” /]העור שלך יותר כהה משלי.

Your (a male’s) skin is darker than mine.

Now, כהה means dark when speaking about a color. If you’re talking about a dark room or forest, the word is חשוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-8.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כהה-9.m4a” /]חשוך פה.

It’s dark (in) here.