Red - Rot (The 477th Most Common German Word)

The German translation for Red is Rot. It can be used as adjective. It is the 477th most commonly used word in German, classified as a A1 word. This word often comes up when talking about body & health, food, materials & quality. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app to practice the 3000 most common German words, including this one, with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: red

German: rot

Examples


Red is out of fashion.	Rot ist nicht mehr in Mode.
The sky was red.	Der Himmel war rot.
The sun is red.	Die Sonne ist rot.
Its color is red.	Es ist rot.
His book is red.	Sein Buch ist rot.
The dog is red.	Der Hund ist rot.
This box is green on the outside and red on the inside.	Diese Schachtel ist außen grün und innen rot.
His face suddenly turned red.	Ihr Gesicht wurde plötzlich rot.

The light turned red.	Die Verkehrsampel wurde rot.
The roof of the house is red.	Das Dach des Hauses ist rot.
The roof of my house is red.	Unser Dach ist rot.
Soon we saw a house whose roof was red.	Bald sahen wir ein Haus, dessen Dach rot war.
My favourite colour is red.	Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Rot.
My favourite colour is red.	Meine Lieblingsfarbe ist Rot.
The French flag is blue, white and red.	Die französische Flagge ist blau, weiß und rot.
Your face is red.	Du bist rot im Gesicht.
The signal was red.	Das Signal war rot.
He turned red with shame.	Er wurde vor Scham rot.
Her cheeks were red.	Ihre Wangen waren rot.
She dyed her white skirt red.	Sie färbte ihren weißen Rock rot.
Cherries are red.	Kirschen sind rot.