“Orange” (colour) in Lebanese Arabic

In Lebanese Arabic, “Orange” (the colour) is written using the Latin script, as:

Bourtoukal

In Lebanese Arabic, using the Arabic script, it is written as:

برتقال

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Examples in sentences or statements

 
“Orange is an energetic colour.”

2al bourtoukal lawn mounshet.

.البرتقالي لون منشط

 
“The rind on oranges are in the colour of orange.”

Fasher 2al bourtoukal mawjoudet fi 2al lawn 2al bourtoukal.

.فشرالبرتقال موجودة في اللون البرتقالي

 
“Orange is my favourite colour.”

2al bourtoukal huwe lawn 2al moufadal.

.البرتقالي هو لوني المفضل

 
“Some of the doors of the homes on this street are painted orange.”

Ba3ad men 2abwab 2al bouyout fi haza 2al sheri3 madhoune bal lawn 2al bourtoukal.

.بعض من ابواب البيوت في هذا الشارع مدهونة باللون البرتقالي

 
“I like your orange shirt.”

2ajabne 2amistak 2al bourtoukal.

.اعجبني قميصيك البرتقالي

In other Mediterranean languages and dialects

“Orange” (colour) in Tunisian Arabic

“Orange” (colour) in Turkish