French Pemberley

French Inspired Living

  • Home
  • About
  • All things French
  • Traveling in France
  • French Culture
  • French Language Learners
  • Work With Me
    • Sponsorship
    • Media & More
    • Contact
  • Read

Les Couleurs…Learn how to say colors in French

March 29, 2015 by Katie Leave a Comment

Share Button

French language, speak French, bilingual, colors

This year, when we started weekly lessons with our new French tutor, one thing was different…my two youngest daughters, ages 4 and 8 were now joining in the fun.  My eldest daughter already had some French lessons under her belt, but this is the first time we are doing any formal French learning with her younger sisters. Of course, they are starting, as most people do…with simple greetings, colors, numbers and the like. This past week they have been working hard on colors.

Colors are always easy to learn and teach as you can practice this new vocabulary with a limitless number of other activities. Dressing? Ask your child for what is bleu? (blue) or rouge (red).  Eating? Point to the food that is jaune (yellow), and so forth. Don’t have kids? Quiz yourself.  Here are the colors for this lesson (a video follows so you can practice along):

White~blanc
(blon)–the /c/ at the end is not pronounced
Green~vert
(“vair”, the /t/ at the end is not pronounced
Remember the /r/ is a French /r/ and guttural.
Red~rouge
 (/r(h)uzh (with the end /zh/ sound pronounced like the /s/ in “measure”
Gray~gris
(gree, with the French /r/), the /s/ at the end is not pronounced.
**I find as a French language learner that the /r/ in blends such as /gr/ is one of the harder sounds to master. Practice makes perfect.
Yellow~jaune
 (/zh/on). First sound like the /s/ in measure.
The vowel is a cross between a short /u/ and a short /o/.
Brown~marron
 (mah-r(h)on). French /r/ in the middle.
**do NOT use brown when describing hair (brunette).
To describe hair, use “châtain”. Some also teach to use “brun” to describe hair, which means “dark”.
Blue~bleu
(with that same o/u vowel in the middle)
Orange~orange
 (oh-ran/zh/. French /r/ in the middle.  last sound like /s/ in measure)
Pink~rose
 (/rose/ with the French /r/)
Purple~Violet
  (vee-O-lay)
Black~noir
(nwahr)

And now lets hear them and practice saying them (video by travellinguist)…

Enchanted learning offers a French colours printable PDF booklet if you are a subscriber (click HERE to preview).

I also like to use the Let’s Learn French coloring book with my kids so that while they are learning a new vocabulary word we can practice saying the colors.

(Review how to make your French /r/ here).

Au Revoir,

Share Button

Filed Under: language learners, learn French, Uncategorized

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Bienvenue

I'm Katie. I fell in love with France on my first visit to Paris in 2011. Welcome to my little blog that shares all things French. You can also find me on the web at my holistic health and wellness site, www.rebelplum.com


Read More>>>

Recent Posts

  • French colours song (The Rainbow song)
  • Our European Inspired Urban Farm: April 2015
  • Les Couleurs…Learn how to say colors in French
  • Finding a French Tutor
  • The City of Love

Sign up by Email

Enter your email address:

Sponsors

 photo shabbyadetsy.jpg
PChateau_150 photo PChateau_150.png  photo 562117_304827659592770_218284037_n-2.jpg

French pinning

Follow Katie Leigh Sullivan's board Traveling in France on Pinterest.
Follow Katie Leigh Sullivan's board Decorating: French Country Style on Pinterest.
 photo onlinefrenchlanguagelearnersgroupfree.jpg

Visit Paris

Nous sommes Charlie…

Nous sommes Charlie…

Photography Friday 6: Paris is always a good idea

Photography Friday 6: Paris is always a good idea

Trocadero at Night

Trocadero at Night

Travel Tuesday: Tips for Visiting the Palace of Versailles

Travel Tuesday: Tips for Visiting the Palace of Versailles

 photo FrenchblogsBestlifestyleblogsShopourstore.jpg
 photo Freebooksandreviewsforbloggers.jpg

Archives

Grab my Button

Copy the code below:

The fine print…

All my photos are copyrighted. You may not use my images for any commercial use without expressed written permission. You are free to blog or pin my photos, i.e. those not credited to other sites, but they must link back and be credited to this site. Thank you! This blog's content is for informational purposes only and French Pemberley or any others associated with this site shall not be held liable for any damages incurred through the use of this blog in any way. This blog accepts paid sponsors, sponsored posts, and also contains affiliate links, including the Amazon Affiliate Program, which may generate me income if you click on them or purchase products through them. Regardless, product reviews are non partial and unbiased. Nothing on this blog should be constituted as the giving of any legal or medical advice. Merci.
Follow my blog with Bloglovin

French Pemberley · Copyright © 2015 · Site Design by: Fantastique Designs ·