i'd use a hash myself. but you are right in thinking a nested data structure would be a good fit here. 
%colors =(
                english=>[qw/red blue yellow/],
                spanish=>[qw/rojo azul amarillo/]
);

$lang = 'spanish';
print $colors{$lang}[0];

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alternatively you could key by some color constant, then by language: 

%colors =(
                'FF0000'=> {
                           english=>'red',
                           spanish=>'rojo'
                         },
                '0000FF'=> {
                           english=>'blue',
                           spanish=>'azul'
                         
                          }
);

$color = 'FF0000';
$language = 'spanish';

print $colors{$color}{$language};

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In reply to Re: Do I need an array within an array by thunders
in thread Do I need an array within an array by meetn2veg

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