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How to Say ‘My favorite color is yellow.’ in French

Ma couleur préférée est le jaune.

mah koo-luhr pray-fay-RAY eh Luh zhohn

[mah koo-luhr pray-fay-RAY eh Luh zhohn]

Phrase Breakdown

Ma couleur préférée

mah koo-luhr pray-fay-RAY

My favourite colour

'Couleur' is feminine, so we say 'ma' and 'préférée'. Say 'pray-fay-ray'.

Example

Ma couleur préférée change souvent.

My favourite colour often changes.

Words in this phrase

[mah]

Possessive adjective indicating ownership or association.

Example

Ma maison est bleue.

My house is blue.

couleur

[koo-luhr]

color

Refers to the shade or color of clothing or an object.

Example

Cette couleur vous va bien avec vos yeux.

This color suits you well with your eyes.

préférée

[pray-fay-RAY]

favorite

Feminine form of 'préféré', placed after the noun.

Example

Ma saison préférée est l'été.

My favorite season is summer.

est le jaune.

eh Luh zhohn

is yellow.

Colour names used as nouns take 'le'. 'Jaune' sounds like 'zhohn'.

Example

Le soleil est jaune.

The sun is yellow.

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

[Luh]

The (masculine singular)

Definite article used before masculine singular nouns.

Example

Le chat est noir.

The cat is black.

jaune

[zhohn]

yellow

Color word useful when explaining the palette of an artwork.

Example

Dans « Du jaune », « jaune » indique la couleur employée.

In "Some yellow," "jaune" indicates the color used.

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