🇬🇧 English from 🇩🇪 German Alle Wörter
yellow
/ˈjɛl.əʊ/
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🇩🇪 German: gelb
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Definition

🇬🇧 English
adjective

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

Definition

🇩🇪 German

Gelber Farbton; ein bestimmter Abschnitt des sichtbaren Lichts im Spektrum der elektromagnetischen Wellen; Malfarbe, Streichfarbe.

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

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.

Example Sentences

The coffee is in a yellow cup.

"The coffee is in a yellow cup."

🇩🇪 "Der Kaffee ist in einer gelben Tasse."

The eggs are painted yellow.

"The eggs are painted yellow."

🇩🇪 "Die Eier sind gelb bemalt."

Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English

The coffee is in a ___ cup.

Practice Quiz

1. What colour is a ripe banana?
2. The sun is ___.

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