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Being able to describe things — their colour, size, quality, and appearance — is essential for everyday communication. In this lesson, you will learn the German colour words, common adjectives, and the basics of how adjectives work in German sentences.
| English | German | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| red | rot | roht |
| blue | blau | blow |
| green | grün | grewn |
| yellow | gelb | gelp |
| orange | orange | oh-rahn-zheh |
| purple / violet | lila / violett | lee-lah / vee-oh-let |
| pink | rosa / pink | roh-zah / pink |
| white | weiß | vice |
| black | schwarz | shvarts |
| grey | grau | grow |
| brown | braun | brown |
| gold | gold | golt |
| silver | silber | zil-ber |
| dark blue / navy | dunkelblau | doon-kel-blow |
| light blue | hellblau | hel-blow |
German uses hell (light) and dunkel (dark) as prefixes:
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