German words for kids · Colors
Colors in German 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 German
die Farben
Sounds like ≈ dee FAR-ben
Good to know: After "is", German colors never change: der Apfel ist rot. Before a noun they take endings: ein roter Apfel, eine rote Blume.
The words
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our German songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
So viele Farben!
So many colors!
from Der Regenbogen (The Rainbow)
The song that teaches it
These words are key words in this song. Every line is shown in German with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Farben überall, Rot wie ein Apfel, Blau ist der Himmel, Meine Schuhe, Die Jahreszeiten, Die Blumen, Lass uns feiern, Hallo, Natur and 8 more.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Play "I spy" with colors only: name a color in German 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.
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“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). 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.