This lesson will teach you to describe the colors and appearance of people and things in German. Learn to express whether something is big or small, red or green, beautiful of ugly.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning German“.

Basic Words & Phrases: Colors

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Colors

EnglishGermanPronunciation
(Audio)
light / clearhell
klar		de-sing_lightclear
de-sing_lightclear-2
darkdunkelde-sing_dark
colorcolor [Sg]Farbede-sing_color
colors [Pl]Farbende-plur_color
coloredcoloredbuntde-sing_colored
whitewhiteweißde-sing_white
blackblackschwarzde-sing_black
yellowyellowgelbde-sing_yellow
orangeorangeorangede-sing_orange
redredrotde-sing_red
pinkpinkpinkde-sing_pink
violetvioletviolettde-sing_violet
blueblueblaude-sing_blue
greengreengründe-sing_green
brownbrownbraunde-sing_brown
greygreygraude-sing_grey

Appearance & attributes

EnglishGermanPronunciation
(Audio)
newneude-sing_new
oldaltde-sing_old
smallkleinde-sing_small
large / biggroßde-sing_largebig
youngjungde-sing_young
kind / pleasantlieb
freundlich
nett		de-sing_kindpleasant
de-sing_kindpleasant-2
de-sing_kindpleasant-3
unkind / unpleasantunfreundlich
gemein		de-sing_unkindunpleasant
de-sing_unkindunpleasant-2
patientgeduldigde-sing_patient
tallgroßde-sing_tall
middle sizedmittelgroßde-sing_middle-sized
smallkleinde-sing_small
fatdickde-sing_fat
thin / slimdünn
schlank		de-sing_thinslim
de-sing_thinslim-2
nice / prettyhübschde-sing_nicepretty
beautifulschön
wunderschön		de-sing_beautiful
de-sing_beautiful-2
uglyhässlichde-sing_ugly
ill / sickkrankde-sing_illsick
healthygesundde-sing_healthy
happy / cheerfulfröhlichde-sing_happycheerful
sadtraurigde-sing_sad
sportysportlichde-sing_sporty
ambitionedambitioniertde-sing_ambitioned
intelligentintelligentde-sing_intelligent
creativekreativde-sing_creative
activeaktivde-sing_active
sentimentalsentimentalde-sing_sentimental
rationalrationalde-sing_rational
emotionalemotionalde-sing_emotional
naturalnatürlichde-sing_natural
romanticromantischde-sing_romantic
nice / amiablesympathischde-sing_niceamiable
spontaneousspontande-sing_spontaneous
energeticenergischde-sing_energetic
stressed (out)gestresstde-sing_stressed-out
relaxedentspanntde-sing_relaxed
frustratedfrustriertde-sing_frustrated
talentedtalentiertde-sing_talented

Questions & phrases

EnglishGermanPronunciation
(Audio)
What does he look like?Wie sieht er aus?de-sing_what-does-he-look-like
What does she look like?Wie sieht sie aus?de-sing_what-does-she-look-like
What is he like?Wie ist er (so)?de-sing_what-is-he-like
What is she like?Wie ist sie (so)?de-sing_what-is-she-like

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