Les Couleurs (Colors): All the Rainbow

Learning ObjectivesName 10 common colors.Identify the color of an object.Use blanc (white) [BLAHN] and blanche (white) [BLAHNSH] correctly.Imagine you're drawing a big rainbow! 🌈 What colors will you use? In this lesson, you'll learn how to name all those beautiful colors in French. You'll be able to tell your friends: 'Mon chandail est bleu! (My sweater is blue!) [mohn shahn-DYE eh BLOO]' or 'J'aime la pomme rouge! (I like the red apple!) [ZHEM lah pohm ROOZH]' 🍎Real-World ApplicationsDescribe your clothes to your parents.Choose the right color crayon for a drawing.Play games like 'Je vois quelque chose de...' (I see something...) [zhuh vwah kel-kuh SHOWZ duh] in French.

French TermWhat it MeansExample Sentencerouge (red) [ROOZH]The color of a stop sign or a ripe strawberry.La pomme est rouge. (The apple is red.) [lah pohm eh ROOZH] 🍎bleu (blue) [BLOO]The color of the sky on a clear day.Le ciel est bleu. (The sky is blue.) [luh see-EL eh BLOO]jaune (yellow) [ZHOHN]The color of the sun or a banana.Le soleil est jaune. (The sun is yellow.) [luh soh-LAY eh ZHOHN] ☀️vert (green) [VEHR]The color of grass or leaves on a tree.L'herbe est verte. (The grass is green.) [LEHRB eh VEHRT] (Note: 'verte' [VEHRT] is a slightly different form used for some objects. We'll learn more about that later!)noir (black) [NWAHR]The color of the night sky.Le chat est noir. (The cat is black.) [luh shah eh NWAHR] 🐈blanc / blanche (white) [BLAHN / BLAHNSH]The color of snow or a clo...

Pattern 1: The [object] is [color] (Le/La [objet] est [couleur])Rule: To say the color of an object, you can say the name of the object, then 'est' (is) [eh], then the color. Examples:Le soleil est jaune. (The sun is yellow.) [luh soh-LAY eh ZHOHN]La voiture est rouge. (The car is red.) [lah vwah-TOOR eh ROOZH]Le livre est bleu. (The book is blue.) [luh LEE-vruh eh BLOO]Pattern 2: Special Case: Blanc (white) [BLAHN] and Blanche (white) [BLAHNSH]Rule: For the color 'white', we use two different words. We use 'blanc' (white) [BLAHN] with objects that use 'le' (the) [luh]. We use 'blanche' (white) [BLAHNSH] with objects that use 'la' (the) [lah].Examples:Le chat est blanc. (The cat is white.) [luh shah eh BLAHN] (We use 'blanc' because it's 'le chat'.)La chaise est blanche. (The chair is whit...