German words for kids · Colors
How to say “blue” in German
Blue comes with two big, always-there examples: the sky and the sea. That gives kids an easy picture to hang the word on.
Blue in German
blau
Sounds like ≈ BLOW
Good to know: Blau rhymes with English "now". Der Himmel ist blau, the sky is blue.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our German songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Rot, blau, gelb und grün!
Red, blue, yellow, green!
from Farben überall (Colors Everywhere)
Meine Schuhe sind blau
My shoes are blue
from Meine Schuhe (My Shoes)
Die Luftballons sind rot und blau.
The balloons are red and blue.
from Lass uns feiern (Let's Party)
2 songs that teach it
“Blue” is one of the key words in these songs. Every line is shown in German with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Der Regenbogen, Meine Schuhe, Lass uns feiern, Die Formen, Hallo, Natur, Die Schnitzeljagd, Ich mag das!, Tiere im Meer and 1 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Each morning, look up and ask whether the sky is blau today.
- 2At bath time, name blue things in the water: cups, boats, bubbles under a blue light.
- 3Build a tower using only blue blocks and say blau for each block you add.
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Germanhas 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 German songs with your family.