Colors · German
Basic colors and shades. 40 German words, A1 through C2, with translations and example sentences.
A1
beigeadjbeige
She has a beige coat.
blauadjblue
My bike is blue.
braunadjbrown
She has brown eyes.
buntadjcolorful
The butterfly is very colorful.
dunkeladjdark
It is already dark outside.
gelbadjyellow
The sun is yellow.
goldenadjgolden
She wears a golden ring.
grauadjgrey
The sky is grey today.
grünadjgreen
The grass is green.
helladjlight (bright)
In summer it gets light early.
lilaadjpurple
I like the colour purple.
orangeadjorange
The flower is orange.
pinkadjpink (bright)
Her bag is bright pink.
rosaadjpink
The dress is pink.
rotadjred
I like red apples.
schwarzadjblack
I wear black shoes.
silbernadjsilver
She wears silver earrings.
türkisadjturquoise
The wall is painted turquoise.
violettadjviolet
The flowers are violet.
weißadjwhite
The snow is white.
A2Premium
blassadjpale
You look pale today.
bläulichadjbluish
Her lips were bluish from the cold.
dunkelblauadjdark blue
The uniform is dark blue.
dunkelgrünadjdark green
The fir is dark green.
dunkelrotadjdark red
The wine is dark red.
einfarbigadjone-colored
I like one-colored shirts.
Farbenouncolor
Which color do you like?
farbigadjcolored
She uses colored paper.
farblosadjcolorless
Water is colorless.
Farbtonnounshade
I like this shade.
gelblichadjyellowish
The old paper is yellowish.
gepunktetadjdotted
She likes polka-dot blouses.
gestreiftadjstriped
Her blouse is striped red and white.
grünlichadjgreenish
The water looks greenish.
hellblauadjlight blue
The baby wears a light blue hat.
hellbraunadjlight brown
Her eyes are light brown.
hellgrauadjlight grey
The wall is light grey.
hellgrünadjlight green
The young leaves are light green.
kariertadjcheckered
The tablecloth is checkered.
rötlichadjreddish
The sunset is reddish.
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