🇿🇦 Afrikaans from 🇬🇧 English All Words
geel
A1 adjective Kleure
🇬🇧 English: yellow
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🇿🇦 Luister & Herhaal (Afrikaans)

Definisie

🇿🇦 Afrikaans
adjective

geel

Definition

🇬🇧 English

A bright colour like the sun or a lemon. Yellow is between green and orange on the colour spectrum.

Grammar Notes

🇬🇧 English

Adjective. Used before nouns: 'a yellow banana', or after verbs: 'the sun is yellow'. Common collocations: yellow card (football warning), yellow pages (business directory).

Cultural Notes

🇬🇧 English

Yellow is associated with sunshine, happiness, and energy. In football, a yellow card is a warning to a player. 'Yellow journalism' refers to sensational or dishonest reporting. Taxis in New York City are famously yellow.

Voorbeeldsinne

Die koffie is in 'n geel koppie.

"Die koffie is in 'n geel koppie."

🇬🇧 "The coffee is in a yellow cup."

Die eiers is geel geverf.

"Die eiers is geel geverf."

🇬🇧 "The eggs are painted yellow."

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