Italian words for kids · Colors
How to say “yellow” in Italian
Yellow is the color of the sun, bananas and ducks: three things kids love and point at all the time.
Yellow in Italian
giallo
Sounds like ≈ JAHL-loh
Good to know: Gi before a vowel makes a "j" sound: JAHL-loh. Feminine: gialla.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Italian songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Rosso, blu, giallo, verde!
Red, blue, yellow, green!
from Colori Dappertutto (Colors Everywhere)
La banana è gialla.
The banana is yellow.
from Frutta e Verdura (Fruits and Vegetables)
Il fiore è giallo.
The flower is yellow.
from I Fiori (The Flowers)
The song that teaches it
“Yellow” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Italian with its English meaning.
Also sung in: Frutta e Verdura, I Fiori, In Fondo al Mare.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Draw a big sun together and say giallo with every crayon stroke.
- 2At the shops, find yellow fruit: bananas, lemons, yellow peppers.
- 3Play "traffic light": giallo means walk slowly, red means freeze, green means run.
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“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). Italianhas 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 Italian songs with your family.