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How to Say ‘The sky is blue.’ in German

Der Himmel ist blau.

dair HIM-el ist blow

[dair HIM-el ist blow]

💬 Usage Tip: After ist, the color keeps its plain form with no ending. Endings only appear when the color comes before the noun, as in der blaue Himmel "the blue sky".

Phrase Breakdown

Der Himmel

dair HIM-el

The sky

A masculine noun with 'der'. Stress HIM-mel with a short 'i'.

Example

Der Himmel ist heute grau.

The sky is gray today.

Words in this phrase

Der

[dair]

the

Feminine article in the dative case, used after 'in' for location.

Example

Das steht in der Zeitung.

That's in the newspaper.

Himmel

[HIM-el]

sky

The space above the earth; can also mean heaven.

Example

Der Himmel ist klar.

The sky is clear.

ist blau.

ist blow

is blue.

After 'ist', colors are adjectives and are written in lowercase. 'blau' rhymes with 'now'.

Example

Das Meer ist blau.

The sea 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

The color of the sky and the sea.

Example

Das Meer ist blau.

The sea is blue.

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