German colors vocabulary A1 · Beginner
Colours are adjectives, so they change their endings after an article, for example ein roter Apfel and das rote Auto.
This set has 20 words. Study them as a list or as flashcards in the app, and mark each word once you know it.
How to use these words
Colour adjectives take adjective endings after an article: ein grünes Blatt, die gelbe Blume. As nouns they are neuter: das Blau.
Example sentences
- Mein Auto ist blau. – My car is blue.
- Sie trägt ein rotes Kleid. – She is wearing a red dress.
- Der Himmel ist heute grau. – The sky is grey today.
Word list
- rot – red
- blau – blue
- grün – green
- gelb – yellow
- schwarz – black
- weiß – white
- grau – grey
- braun – brown
- orange – orange
- rosa – pink
- lila – purple
- bunt – colourful
- hell – light
- dunkel – dark
- die Farbe – colour
- golden – golden
- silbern – silver
- türkis – turquoise
- beige – beige
- hellblau – light blue