Learn the colours in German game

Click through the colour vocabulary in the introduction, listen to the German audio, and then choose to play either the German colours audio game, or the colours words only game for public places where you can't use your speakers

The colours in the German language

  • white - weiß
  • yellow - gelb
  • black - schwarz
  • red - rot
  • green - grün
  • pink - rosa
  • orange - orange
  • grey - grau
  • brown - braun
  • purple - lila

Other colour words not included in the word list (above) include:

  • violet - violett
  • beige - beige
  • khaki - kaki

In German 'light' is 'hell', 'dark' is 'dunkel'. 'Dark red' is 'dunkelrot', 'dark blue' is 'dunkelblau'.

Resources for continued study:

Prior to playing the practice quiz, go thru our colours in German flashcards for learning the words for colours. To ensure you have memorized the words in this German colours practice game try the German colours spelling quiz. Words for common snacks and beverages can be learned by playing the food and drinks in German game. A few more German colour words can be found on germanveryeasy.com's colours page.

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