Colors & Properties

Colors & Properties

The eight basic colors and more important adjectives for everyday life. Perfect for A1 beginners describing things and shopping.

This A1 vocabulary set covers the eight basic colors – red, blue, green, yellow, black, white, orange, purple – plus key adjectives like big, small, old, and new. Learn to describe everyday objects with flashcards, example sentences, and audio pronunciation. Perfect for beginners preparing for Start Deutsch 1 or anyone building a solid German adjective foundation at the A1 CEFR level.

The Colors & Properties set teaches 23 German vocabulary items at CEFR A1, focused on Common Adjectives.

Word list (23) — audio and IPA

  • schwarz ʃvaʁt͡s — blackschwarz
  • weiß vaɪ̯s — whiteweiß
  • rot ʁoːt — redrot
  • blau blaʊ̯ — blueblau
  • grün ɡʁyːn — greengrün
  • gelb ɡɛlp — yellowgelb
  • braun bʁaʊ̯n — brownbraun
  • grau ɡʁaʊ̯ — graygrau
  • die Farbe ˈfaʁbə — colordie Farbe
  • billig ˈbɪlɪç — cheapbillig
  • einfach ˈaɪ̯nfax — easyeinfach
  • fertig fɛʁtɪç — finishedfertig
  • kaputt kaˈpʊt — brokenkaputt
  • laut laʊt — loudlaut
  • ruhig ʁuːɪç — quietruhig
  • hell hɛl — brighthell
  • lustig ˈlʊstɪç — funnylustig
  • fremd fʁɛmt — foreignfremd
  • pünktlich ˈpʏŋktlɪç — punctualpünktlich
  • wunderbar ˈvʊndɐbaːɐ̯ — wonderfulwunderbar
  • leise ˈlaɪzə — quietleise
  • böse ˈbøːzə — angryböse
  • ledig ˈleːdɪç — singleledig

Frequently asked questions

What CEFR level is “Colors & Properties”?

“Colors & Properties” is a CEFR A1 set. It targets learners at the A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

How many words does “Colors & Properties” contain?

The set contains 23 German vocabulary items with translations in five languages. Most words include native-speaker audio and IPA transcription.

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