how to pronounce blau

/blaʊ̯/

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blau is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of blau in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… und der himmel ist blau gold und die …”

meanings of blau

noun:

(countable) a particular tone of blue.
(generally uncountable) a vast blue area, especially:.
The sky.
Azure; blue in heraldry.
The colour blue (as a whole).
The sea.

adjective:

Blue.
Drunk.

blau frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word blau occurs in german on average 33.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.