amarillo
adjectiveBeginnerHigh frequency
What does “amarillo” mean in English?
yellow
Example sentences
El sol es amarillo.
The sun is yellow.
La camisa amarilla es nueva.
The yellow shirt is new.
Los limones son amarillos.
The lemons are yellow.
How to use it
Amarillo means 'yellow'. Ends in -o, so it agrees with the noun: amarillo, amarilla, amarillos, amarillas. The double 'll' is pronounced [ʝ] or [j], like English 'y'.
Common mistake
Pronounce 'll' as English 'y', not as a hard 'l'. Say 'a-ma-RI-yo', never 'a-ma-RI-llo' (literal double-l).
Topics
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Reference
This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 4.