Dutch words for kids · Colors
How to say “yellow” in Dutch
Yellow is the color of the sun, bananas and ducks: three things kids love and point at all the time.
Yellow in Dutch
geel
Sounds like ≈ KHAYL
Good to know: Starts with the throaty Dutch g. Before a noun: gele (een gele banaan).
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Dutch songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Een gele zon!
A yellow sun!
from Overal Kleuren (Colors Everywhere)
Een gele banaan.
A yellow banana.
from Een Rode Appel (A Red Apple)
C van citroen, geel en fel!
C is for lemon, yellow and bright!
from A van Aap (A Is for…)
The song that teaches it
“Yellow” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Dutch with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Een Rode Appel, A van Aap, Gezond Eten, Mijn Eerste Schooldag.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Draw a big sun together and say geel with every crayon stroke.
- 2At the shops, find yellow fruit: bananas, lemons, yellow peppers.
- 3Play "traffic light": geel means walk slowly, red means freeze, green means run.
Related Dutch words
“Yellow” in other languages
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Dutchhas sounds English doesn't, so treat them as a starting point and let the songs be the model. Songs are original and produced with AI music tools. Ideas for using Dutch songs with your family.