German · A1 · Everyday language
Baby Colours Everywhere in German
Practise familiar colours by talking about everyday things your baby sees. In German, use sein (to be) before the colour: Dein Lätzchen ist gelb. (Your bib is yellow.)
What you'll learn
- Name eight familiar colours in German.
- Describe your baby's everyday things using ist or sind.
- Use dein and deine to mean your.
- Use colour adjectives after sein without adding endings.
German phrases for baby colours everywhere
Dein Lätzchen ist gelb.
Your bib is yellow.
Das Lätzchen means bib. Use dein with this neuter noun.
Dein Becher ist blau.
Your cup is blue.
Der Becher means cup or beaker. Use dein with this masculine noun.
Dein Ball ist rot.
Your ball is red.
Der Ball means ball. Use dein with this masculine noun.
Deine Decke ist grün.
Your blanket is green.
Die Decke means blanket. Use deine with this feminine noun.
Dein Unterhemd ist weiß.
Your vest is white.
Das Unterhemd means vest in British English, or undershirt in American English.
Deine Socken sind rosa.
Your socks are pink.
Die Socken is plural. Use deine and sind (are).
Deine Mütze ist orange.
Your hat is orange.
Die Mütze means a cap or soft hat, such as a baby's hat. Use deine.
Dein Kinderwagen ist schwarz.
Your pram is black.
Der Kinderwagen means pram or baby carriage. Use dein.
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Try it free for 7 daysKey words
gelb
yellow
Write colour adjectives with a lowercase letter.
blau
blue
The au sounds like ow in English cow.
rot
red
The o is a long vowel.
grün
green
For ü, try saying ee with rounded lips.
weiß
white
German w sounds like English v; ei sounds like eye; ß sounds like s.
rosa
pink
A common word for a soft or light pink.
orange
orange
Here it describes a colour, not the fruit.
schwarz
black
Sch sounds like English sh, and z sounds like ts.
Colour adjectives after sein
In these sentences, the colour comes after ist (is) or sind (are), not directly after the noun. Colour adjectives used this way do not take endings, even with plural nouns.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| One thing | Subject + ist + colour. | Dein Ball ist rot. |
| More than one thing | Subject + sind + colour. | Deine Socken sind rosa. |
Dein or deine: saying your
When speaking to your baby, use dein or deine for your. In these subject phrases, the choice depends on the German noun's gender and whether it is singular or plural.
| Use | Form | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Masculine singular | dein + noun | der Ball → dein Ball |
| Neuter singular | dein + noun | das Lätzchen → dein Lätzchen |
| Feminine singular | deine + noun | die Decke → deine Decke |
| Plural | deine + noun | die Socken → deine Socken |
More examples
Dein Ball ist gelb.
Your ball is yellow.
Swap the colour to match the ball your baby sees.
Deine Socken sind blau.
Your socks are blue.
Use sind for plural socks. Blau stays unchanged.