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How to Say ‘My favorite color is blue.’ in German

Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist blau.

migh-neh LEEP-lings-far-beh ist blow

[migh-neh LEEP-lings-far-beh ist blow]

Phrase Breakdown

Meine Lieblingsfarbe

migh-neh LEEP-lings-far-beh

My favorite color

'Meine' (my) sounds like 'MY-neh'. Keep it together with its noun 'Lieblingsfarbe' ('LEEP-lings-far-beh'). The 'b' in 'Lieb-' sounds like a 'p'.

Example

Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Gelb.

My favorite color is yellow.

Words in this phrase

Meine

[migh-neh]

Belonging to or associated with the speaker.

Example

Ich mache meine Runden jeden Morgen.

I do my rounds every morning.

Lieblingsfarbe

[LEEP-lings-far-beh]

favorite color

Feminine compound noun: Liebling (favorite) + Farbe (color).

Example

Rot ist meine Lieblingsfarbe.

Red is my favorite color.

ist blau.

ist blow

is blue.

'ist' is short and crisp. 'blau' rhymes with English 'now' and sounds like 'blow' with an 'ow' sound.

Example

Der Himmel ist blau.

The sky is blue.

Words in this phrase

ist

[ist]

The third person singular of the verb 'to be', used for present tense.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

blau

[blow]

blue

Adjective for the color of the sky or sea.

Example

Der Himmel ist blau.

The sky is blue.

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