This video is the lesson for German Colours (Farben) and Adjectives in the free A1 course — with the grammar written out, vocabulary and exercises.

German colors explained

What this video teaches

Learn German's nine basic colors and how to use them in sentences. This lesson covers Rot, Gelb, Orange, Blau, Grün, Grau, Schwarz, Weiß, and Braun, with practical examples like "Die Tomate ist rot" and "Der Himmel ist blau." You'll also discover the grammar rule for adding -e endings when colors precede nouns.

Example sentences from the video

Der rote Apfel

Die Tomate ist rot.

Die Sonne ist gelb.

Der Himmel ist blau.

Das Gras ist grün.

Das Wetter ist grau.

Die Nacht ist schwarz.

Der Schnee ist weiß.

Der Kaffee ist braun.

Die blaue Tasche

Das grüne Buch

What is said in this video (German)

How do you say colors in

or der rote Apfel

Let's learn

German has nine basic colors

blau grün

Gelb schwarz weiß

Braun grau orange

These are your core color words

Let's practice each one

Let's start with warm colors means Rot red Gelb means yellow Orange stays the same — orange

Tomate ist rot Die Sonne ist gelb Easy to

Now the cool colors

Blau means blue

Grün means green

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