Colours in French

A beginner-friendly list of 11 French words for colours, each with an example sentence to show it in context.

French English Example sentence
vert green (m) Mon vélo est vert.
My bike is green.
bleu blue (m) Le ciel est bleu aujourd’hui.
The sky is blue today.
blanc white (m) Le mur est blanc.
The wall is white.
rouge red La pomme est rouge.
The apple is red.
noir black (m) Mon chat est noir.
My cat is black.
orange orange Le ballon est orange.
The ball is orange.
rose pink La fleur est rose.
The flower is pink.
gris grey (m) Le nuage est gris.
The cloud is grey.
violet purple (m) Le raisin est violet.
The grape is purple.
jaune yellow Le soleil est jaune.
The sun is yellow.
marron brown L’ours est marron.
The bear is brown.

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