luz amarilla
/luθ amaɾiʝa/from spelling rules
The English phrase "yellow light" is translated into Spanish as luz amarilla.
Luz amarilla refers to the traffic light positioned between the green light and the red light.
Meaning: traffic light between the green light and the red light (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "yellow lights" in the plural, use luces amarillas.
How do you pronounce it?
/luθ amaɾiʝa/
Did you know?
- In some Latin American regions, drivers treat luz amarilla as a signal to accelerate quickly rather than slow down.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries, the color for that specific traffic light is actually called luz ámbar (amber light) rather than luz amarilla.
- The word luz comes from the Latin lūx, which shares a root with the English word 'lucid'.
Examples in context
- La luz amarilla indica precaución.The yellow light indicates caution.
- No aceleres cuando veas la luz amarilla.Don't speed up when you see the yellow light.
Example conversation
Elena and Mateo are driving in a car.
- ElenaMira, ya cambió a luz amarilla.Look, it already changed to yellow light.
- MateoTienes razón, mejor frena ahora.You are right, better brake now.
- ElenaCasi pasamos la luz amarilla.We almost passed the yellow light.
- MateoSí, ahora ya está en rojo.Yes, now it is already red.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries luz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
