🇬🇧 English from 🇰🇷 Korean All Words
yellow
/ˈjɛl.əʊ/
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🇰🇷 Korean: 노란색
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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.

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."

🇰🇷 "커피는 노란색 컵에 담겨 있습니다."

The eggs are painted yellow.

"The eggs are painted yellow."

🇰🇷 "달걀은 노란색으로 칠해져 있습니다."

Practice Quiz

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

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