Les Couleurs (Colors): Primary Colors

Learning ObjectivesName 6 primary colors in French.Match colors to objects.Answer the question "C'est quelle couleur? (What color is it?) [set kel koo-LUR]".Imagine you're drawing a big sun ☀️, a beautiful apple 🍎, and a little bird 🐦. What colors do you use? Let's learn the names of the colors in French!Real-World ApplicationsNaming your favorite color.Describing your toys.Choosing a crayon for a drawing.

French WordWhat it meansExample in a sentencerouge (red) [roozh]The word for the color red.La pomme est rouge. (The apple is red.) [la pom eh roozh] 🍎bleu (blue) [bluh]The word for the color blue.Le livre est bleu. (The book is blue.) [luh leev-ruh eh bluh] 📘jaune (yellow) [zhown]The word for the color yellow.Le soleil est jaune. (The sun is yellow.) [luh so-LAY eh zhown] ☀️vert (green) [vehr]The word for the color green.Le crayon est vert. (The crayon is green.) [luh kray-OHN eh vehr] 🖍️noir (black) [nwahr]The word for the color black.Le chat est noir. (The cat is black.) [luh shah eh nwahr] 🐈blanc (white) [blahnk]The word for the color white.Le lait est blanc. (The milk is white.) [luh lay eh blahnk] 🥛

Pattern 1: Asking About ColorRule: To ask the color of something, you can say:C'est quelle couleur? (What color is it?) [set kel koo-LUR]Pattern 2: Stating a ColorRule: To say the color, you answer:C'est [couleur]. (It is [color].) [seh] (Example: C'est rouge. (It is red.) [seh roozh])Pattern 3: Describing an Object's ColorRule: To describe an object's color, you use the structure:Le/La [objet] est [couleur]. (The [object] is [color].) [luh/la ... eh ...] (Example: Le soleil est jaune. (The sun is yellow.) [luh so-LAY eh zhown])