Colours in Mandarin

Name four bright colours in Mandarin Chinese.

Proposed lesson: awaiting review by a competent Mandarin speaker and the owner’s approval before launch.

1 Welcome

The world is full of colours! In this lesson you will learn the names of four bright colours in Mandarin Chinese.

2 What You’ll Learn

In this lesson you will:

Name red, blue, yellow and green in Mandarin Chinese.

3 Watch and Listen

A video for this lesson is on its way. For now, look at the new words in the next step.

4 New Words

  • 红色 hóngsè red
  • 蓝色 lánsè blue
  • 黄色 huángsè yellow
  • 绿色 lǜsè green

These words are being checked by a native speaker.

5 Listen and Repeat

Find something red near you and say “hóngsè”. Now find something blue, yellow and green, and say their names too.

6 Practise with Flashcards

Card of 4

of 4 known

  1. 红色
    red Say it: hóngsè
  2. 蓝色
    blue Say it: lánsè
  3. 黄色
    yellow Say it: huángsè
  4. 绿色
    green Say it: lǜsè

These words are being checked by a native speaker.

7 Quiz Time

Question of 3

  1. What does this mean?

    红色
  2. “蓝色” means “blue”.

  3. Match each word to its meaning.

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8 Well Done!

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