Dutch words for kids · Colors
Colors in Dutch for kids
Colors are everywhere a child looks, which makes them one of the easiest word groups to practise without any special materials.
Colors in Dutch
de kleuren
Sounds like ≈ duh KLUR-un
Good to know: Before a noun most colors add -e: een rode appel. After is they stay plain: de appel is rood.
The words
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Dutch songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Kleuren—wat zien we?
Colors—what do we see?
from De Regenboog (The Rainbow)
The song that teaches it
These words are key words in this song. Every line is shown in Dutch with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Overal Kleuren, Rood Als een Appel, Blauw Is de Lucht, Een Rode Appel, Fruit en Groente, De Zon Schijnt, De Boom, Kleine Beestjes and 10 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Play "I spy" with colors only: name a color in Dutch and race to touch something that color.
- 2Sort laundry or building blocks into color piles and name each pile.
- 3On a walk, pick one color and count how many things you can find in it.
Related Dutch words
“Colors” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Dutchhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Dutch songs with your family.