galben
/ˈɡal.ben/
The Romanian word for yellow is galben.
The word galben is an adjective used to describe something that has yellow as its color. It can also function as a noun to refer to the color itself. If you wish to emphasize the specific notion of the color yellow, you can use the formal phrase culoarea galbenă. Additionally, the related verb se îngălbeni means to become yellow or more yellow.
Meaning: having yellow as its color (adj)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
As an adjective, galben must agree in gender with the noun it modifies, using the feminine form galbenă for feminine nouns. The adjective galben takes the form galbeni when modifying masculine plural nouns and galbene when modifying feminine plural nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
/ˈɡal.ben/. The stress is on the first of the two syllables.
Did you know?
- In Romanian, the phrase a fi galben de frică is used to describe someone who is terrified, which literally translates to 'to be yellow with fear'.
- The word galben traces its roots back to the Latin word galbinus, which originally referred to a specific shade of reddish-yellow or yellowish-red.
- The verb se îngălbeni is used not just for colors, but specifically to describe the yellowing of old paper or the jaundiced skin of a sick person.
Examples in context
- Ușa biroului e galbenă.The door of the office is yellow.This sentence shows how to use the feminine form galbenă with a noun.Tatoeba #5164106 by fathe, translation #397029 by CM
- Locuiește la casa galbenă.He lives at the yellow house.This sentence illustrates the use of the feminine form galbenă to describe a house.Tatoeba #8843867 by elenacristina260, translation #3483489 by Ricardo14
- Cumpăr doar mașini de culoare galbenă.I only buy yellow cars.This sentence demonstrates the use of the feminine form galbenă to describe the color of cars.Tatoeba #3854896 by ijikure, translation #3854871 by muriloricci
- Prefer culoarea galbenăI prefer the color yellow
- Această mașină este gălbenoieThis car is yellowish
- 12 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Maria and Stefan are looking at paint samples for a room.
- MariaÎmi place acest ton de galben.I like this shade of yellow.
- StefanNu credeți că este prea intens?Don't you think it's too intense?
- MariaNu, un perete galben ar fi luminos.No, a yellow wall would be bright.
- StefanAtunci alegem galben pentru camera asta.Then we'll choose yellow for this room.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “yellow” translations and entries galben, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries galben, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
