German Colours — Memory
Flip the cards and find each matching pair — a colour and its German word like rot, orange and gelb, each shown with its English meaning to help you remember.
Flip two cards to find a matching pair — a picture and its word.
You found every pair! 🎉
How to play
- 1
Flip a card
Tap any card to turn it over and reveal a picture or a word.
- 2
Find its pair
Flip a second card to match each picture with its English word.
- 3
Clear the board
Find every pair to win, then play again with a fresh set.
German colour words in this game
Here is the full list of words in this game, each with a picture and its English meaning. Use it to study before or after you play.
| Picture | German | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rot | red | |
| orange | orange | |
| gelb | yellow | |
| grün | green | |
| blau | blue | |
| lila | purple | |
| braun | brown | |
| schwarz | black | |
| weiß | white |
German colours — questions & answers
How do you say "colours" in German?
The German word for colours is "die Farben" (one colour is "die Farbe").
Do German colour words change form?
Yes. German colours are adjectives and take an ending before a noun — for example rot becomes rotes in "ein rotes Auto". This game uses the basic dictionary form.
Is this game free?
Yes — it runs right in your browser, needs no sign-up or download, and you can replay it as many times as you like.
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