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How to Say ‘What is your favorite color?’ in German

Was ist deine Lieblingsfarbe?

vahs ist DYE-nuh LEEP-lings-far-beh

[vahs ist DYE-nuh LEEP-lings-far-beh]

Phrase Breakdown

Was ist

vahs ist

What is

The question opener. 'Was' sounds like 'vahs' because German 'w' is pronounced like English 'v'. The two words link smoothly: 'vas-ist'.

Example

Was ist das?

What is that?

Words in this phrase

Was

[vahs]

What

Used to ask for information about something.

Example

"Was" machst du?

"What" are you doing?

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.

deine Lieblingsfarbe?

DYE-nuh LEEP-lings-far-beh

your favorite color?

'deine' means 'your' (informal) and sounds like 'DY-neh'. 'Lieblingsfarbe' combines 'Lieblings-' (favorite) and 'Farbe' (color). Say it as 'LEEP-lings-far-beh', stressing the first syllable. Let your voice rise at the end for the question.

Example

Ist Grün deine Lieblingsfarbe?

Is green your favorite color?

Words in this phrase

deine

[DYE-nuh]

your

Possessive word used with feminine nouns in informal speech.

Example

Deine Mutter hat im Juni Geburtstag.

Your mother has her birthday in June.

Lieblingsfarbe

[LEEP-lings-far-beh]

favorite color

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

Example

Grün ist seine Lieblingsfarbe.

Green is his favorite color.

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