Colors in Cantonese

Cantonese color words all end in 色 (sik1, color), which makes them easy to learn as a set: 紅色 (hung4 sik1) is red, 藍色 (laam4 sik1) is blue. Listen to each one and notice how the tone changes the meaning of the first syllable.

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