Die Farben • Colors
The Colors in German
English-German Color Chart + Audio
Part of Lesson 5 of our German for Beginners Course.
To find a color by its English name, see our Alphabetical Color List.
Also see > Beyond the Basic Colors and Color Game
| Colors - Farben Click on Audio to hear a color and its sample phrases. |
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| Farbe | Color | "Colorful" Phrases (color adjectives) |
| rot | red | der rote Wagen (the red car), der Wagen ist rot > Audio |
| rosa | pink | die rosa Rose (the pink rose)* > Audio |
| blau | blue | ein blaues Auge (a black* eye), er ist blau (he's drunk) *In German, a black eye is blue. > Audio |
| hell- blau |
light blue |
die hellblaue Bluse (the light blue blouse)** > Audio |
| dunkel- blau |
dark blue |
die dunkelblaue Bluse (the dark blue blouse) > Audio |
| grün | green | der grüne Hut (the green hat) > Audio |
| gelb | yellow | ein gelbes Licht (a yellow light) > Audio |
| orange | orange | das orange Buch (the orange book) > Audio |
| braun | brown | die braunen Schuhe (the brown shoes) > Audio |
| beige | beige | der beige Kasten (the beige box) > Audio |
| violett | violet | der violette Hut (the violet hat) > Audio |
| lila | lilac/mauve | der lila Hut (the lilac hat)* > Audio |
| weiß | white | das weiße Papier (the white paper) > Audio |
| schwarz | black | der schwarze Koffer (the black suitcase) > Audio |
| grau | gray | der graue Pulli (the gray sweater) > Audio |
| türkis | turquoise | eine türkise Karte (a turquoise card) > Audio |
| silber | silver | eine silberne Münze (a silver coin) > Audio |
| gold | gold | eine goldene Münze (a gold coin), eine Goldmünze > Audio |
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* Colors ending in -a (lila, rosa) or -e (beige, orange) do not take the normal adjective endings. ** Light or dark colors are preceded by hell- (light) or dunkel- (dark), as in hellgrün (light green) or dunkelgrün (dark green). Also see > Farbenfroh: Colorful Expressions in German |
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MORE > Color Charts - Beyond the basic colors in German
Find a color by its English name > Alphabetical Color List
QUIZ > Concentration Game: Colors
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