Colours and patterns

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Colours and patterns

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Colours

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	black	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	schwarz	‘I can’t decide whether to buy a grey car or a black one.’
0/0	blue	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	blau	‘The sea on holiday was light blue.’
0/0	brown	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	braun	‘I’ve bought a new brown suit.’
0/0	green	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	grün	‘The grass is very green.’
0/0	grey	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	grau	‘I think we need to repaint the walls. I don’t like this shade of grey.’ American English = ‘gray‘
0/0	orange	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	orange	‘The new company logo is orange and green.’
0/0	pink	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	rosarot	‘Our brand colours are pink and purple.’
0/0	purple	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	violett	‘I’ve lost my purple woolly hat.’
0/0	red	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	rot	‘The tablecloth has red and white stripes.’
0/0	turquoise	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	türkis	‘My new car is turquoise.’
0/0	white	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	weiß	‘The printer paper is white.’
0/0	yellow	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	gelb	‘We’re painting the walls white and the doors yellow.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

black

schwarz

‘I can’t decide whether to buy a grey car or a black one.’

0/0

blue

blau

‘The sea on holiday was light blue.’

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brown

braun

‘I’ve bought a new brown suit.’

0/0

green

grün

‘The grass is very green.’

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grey

grau

‘I think we need to repaint the walls. I don’t like this shade of grey.’

American English = ‘gray‘

0/0

orange

orange

‘The new company logo is orange and green.’

0/0

pink

rosarot

‘Our brand colours are pink and purple.’

0/0

purple

violett

‘I’ve lost my purple woolly hat.’

0/0

red

rot

‘The tablecloth has red and white stripes.’

0/0

turquoise

türkis

‘My new car is turquoise.’

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white

weiß

‘The printer paper is white.’

0/0

yellow

gelb

‘We’re painting the walls white and the doors yellow.’

Patterns

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	plain	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	schlicht	‘Do you prefer the plain curtains or the striped ones?’
0/0	striped	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	gestreift	‘I’ve bought a new striped tablecloth.’
0/0	checked	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	kariert	‘I was given some checked socks for my birthday.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

plain

schlicht

‘Do you prefer the plain curtains or the striped ones?’

0/0

striped

gestreift

‘I’ve bought a new striped tablecloth.’

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checked

kariert

‘I was given some checked socks for my birthday.’

Other

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Translation	Example sentence / notes
0/0	light	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	hell	‘My car is light green.’
0/0	dark	Audio files Please create a Getting Started or Pro account to access this audio file, or log in if you already have an account. Create an account	dunkel	‘I want to buy a dark blue T-shirt.’

Your score

Vocabulary, Audio, Translation, Example sentence / notes

0/0

light

hell

‘My car is light green.’

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dark

dunkel

‘I want to buy a dark blue T-shirt.’

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