How to Say ‘The sun is yellow.’ in German
Die Sonne ist gelb.
dee ZON-eh ist gelp
[dee ZON-eh ist gelp]
Phrase Breakdown
Die Sonne
dee ZON-eh
The sun
A feminine noun with 'die'. 'Sonne' starts with a 'z' sound: ZON-ne.
Die Sonne scheint.
The sun is shining.
Words in this phrase
Die
[dee]
the
Definite article used to specify something already known.
Die Katze ist süß.
The cat is cute.
Sonne
[ZON-eh]
sun
The star that gives us light; feminine noun (die Sonne).
Die Sonne scheint.
The sun is shining.
ist gelb.
ist gelp
is yellow.
'gelb' has a short 'e', and the final 'b' sounds like 'p': GELP.
Die Banane ist gelb.
The banana is yellow.
Words in this phrase
ist
[ist]
is
The third person singular of the verb 'to be', used for present tense.
Es ist ein schöner Tag.
It is a beautiful day.
gelb
[gelp]
yellow
The color of lemons and the sun.
Die Zitrone ist gelb.
The lemon is yellow.
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