Portuguese words for kids · Colors
How to say “yellow” in Portuguese
Yellow is the color of the sun, bananas and ducks: three things kids love and point at all the time.
Yellow in Portuguese (Portugal)
amarelo
Sounds like ≈ uh-muh-REH-loo
Good to know: Feminine: amarela. Unstressed a's are very short in Portugal.
Hear it in a song
Real lines from our Portuguese songs, with the English meaning shown in the app:
Qual é amarelo?
Which is yellow?
from Cores Por Todo o Lado (Colors Everywhere)
Submarino amarelo, pronto para partir?
Yellow submarine, ready to go?
from No Fundo do Mar (Down in the Deep Sea)
Vermelho, amarelo, azul e verde!
Red and yellow, blue and green.
from O Meu Primeiro Dia de Escola (My First Day at School)
The song that teaches it
“Yellow” is one of the key words in this song. Every line is shown in Portuguese with its English meaning.
Also sung in: O Arco-Íris, No Fundo do Mar, O Meu Primeiro Dia de Escola.
Practice ideas for parents
- 1Draw a big sun together and say amarelo with every crayon stroke.
- 2At the shops, find yellow fruit: bananas, lemons, yellow peppers.
- 3Play "traffic light": amarelo means walk slowly, red means freeze, green means run.
Related Portuguese words
“Yellow” in other languages
Sing it in Portuguese, free
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About the pronunciation: the “sounds like” spellings are rough English approximations for parents (capital letters show the stressed syllable). Portuguesehas 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 Portuguese songs with your family.