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How to Say ‘What color is it?’ in German

Welche Farbe hat es?

VEL-khuh FAR-buh Hat es

[VEL-khuh FAR-buh Hat es]

💬 Usage Tip: German asks what colour something "has" rather than "is": hat "has" comes from haben "to have". Swap in a thing: Welche Farbe hat das Auto? "What colour is the car?"

Phrase Breakdown

Welche Farbe

VEL-khuh FAR-buh

Which colour

'Welche' means 'which' and starts with a 'v' sound: 'VEL-cheh'. 'Farbe' (FAR-beh) means 'colour'.

Example

Welche Farbe magst du?

Which colour do you like?

Words in this phrase

Welche

[VEL-khuh]

which, what

Question word used to ask about a selection from several possibilities.

Example

Welche Optionen haben Sie?

Which options do you have?

Farbe

[FAR-buh]

color

Refers to the color of clothing or an accessory.

Example

Die Farbe Ihrer Bluse ist sehr schön.

The color of your blouse is very beautiful.

hat es?

Hat es

does it have?

'Hat' means 'has' and 'es' means 'it'. Together they sound like 'HAT-es'.

Example

Wie viele Seiten hat es?

How many pages does it have?

Words in this phrase

hat

[Hat]

Has

Used as a supporting verb in perfect tenses.

Example

Es hat mehr gekostet als üblich.

It has cost more than usual.

[es]

A neutral pronoun used to refer to a thing previously mentioned.

Example

Es ist ein schöner Tag.

It is a beautiful day.

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