Colors In German?
Many of the German colors are very similar in pronunciation to their English language counterparts, making them easy to learn and remember. This makes this a nice starter topics for beginners wanting to learn German
Lets get to it
| Color In English | Pronunciation In German |
|---|---|
| Red | rot |
| Orange | orange |
| Yellow | gelb |
| Green | grün |
| Blue | blau |
| white | weiß |
| Black | schwarz |
| Grey | grau |
| Brown | braun |
| Beige | beige |
| Pink | rosa |
| Purple | lila |
| Silver | silber |
| Gold | gold |
You see from the table above that it is quite easy to learn the colors in German?!
Nuance Of Colors In German
Sometimes it’s not always possible to describe a color.
In these instances, we can use nuances to describe the color. In these circumstances we can add ‘-ish’ to the end of a color’s name.
Below are the nuances of hues in German to help you identify or describe objects in Germany.
| English Word | German Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| Reddish | Rötlich |
| Greenish | Grünlich |
| Yellowish | Gelblich |
| Blueish | Bläulich |
| Purplish | Violett |
| Brownish | Bräunlich |
As you may notice, you simply add ‘lich’ to the end of the word for most of the colors. The exception to the rule is purple.
Color Characteristics In German
It’s also helpful to distinguish between intensities of colors in German.
Like many other languages, German uses’ light’ and ‘dark’ to differentiate between hues.
Let’s take a look at how shades of colors are distinguished in German.
| Color In English | Pronunciation In German |
|---|---|
| light blue | hellblau |
| light green | hellgrun |
| light brown |
hellbraun |
| dark blue | dunkelblau |
| dark green | dunkelgrun |
| dark brown | dunkelbraun |