Vocabulary
blau
/blaʊ̯/· adjective
blue; drunk (colloquial)
Hamburg's colour: the sky on a good day, the harbour, the sailor's jacket. Careful: blau sein means being drunk.
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Forms
- Komparativ
- blauer
- Superlativ
- am blauesten
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blau
blue
Ich suche ein blaues Hemd.
I'm looking for a blue shirt.
Word family
blaudas Blauthe colour bluehellblau / dunkelblaulight blue / dark bluebläulichbluishblaumachento skip work (colloquial)
Common combinations
- ein blaues Augea black eye
- blaumachento skive off work
- eine Fahrt ins Blauea trip with no fixed destination
Common learner mistakes
- Ich bin heute blau. (meaning: sad)Ich bin heute traurig.blau means drunk in German, not sad. 'Feeling blue' is traurig sein.
Real examples
- Mein Vater mag Blau oder Schwarz.My father likes blue or black.
- Die blaue Jacke ist leider schon weg.The blue jacket is unfortunately already gone.
- Der Himmel ist heute ganz blau.The sky is completely blue today.
