Colors

In this lesson you'll learn the German words for common colors. The words for colors can be either nouns or adjectives. When used as adjectives, they require the same grammatical endings as other adjectives.

Online flashcards are included to help you learn the German words for colors.

Take the online quiz at the end of the lesson to see how well you know the German words for colors. You can take the quiz as many times as you like.

Die Farben (The Colors)

Gelb (Yellow)

Blau (Blue)

Marineblau (Navy)

Weiß (White)

Grau (Grey)

Braun (Brown)

Orange (Orange)

Schwarz (Black)

Purpor (Purple)

Rot (Red)

Dunkelrot (Dark Red)

Rosa (Pink)

Grün (Green)

Hellgrün (Light Green)

Magenta (Magenta)

Cyan (Cyan)

Flashcards

Here are some flashcards to help you learn the German words for common colors.

Practice

Write out the sentence using the German word for the color in parentheses.

Der Himmel ist ___. (blue)		Der Himmel ist blau.
Der Hund ist ___. (black)		Der Hund ist schwarz.
Das Haus ist ___. (green)		Das Haus ist grün.
Das Hemd ist ___. (red)		Das Hemd ist rot.
Die Katze ist ___. (grey)		Die Katze ist grau.
Die Jacke ist ___. (brown)		Die Jacke ist braun.
Die Blume ist ___. (pink)		Die Blume ist rosa.

Quiz

Here is an online quiz to help you learn the German words for colors. You can take the quiz as many times as you like. Press the start button to begin.

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