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How to say different “Colors” in Japanese?

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Pronunciation in Japanese

いろ(色/iro) = color

あか(赤/aka) = red
あお(青/ao) = blue
くろ(黒/shiro) = black
しろ(白/kuro) = white
みどり(緑/midori) = green
むらさき(紫/murasaki) = purple
ピンク(pinku) = pink
オレンジ(orenji)
= orange
きんいろ(金色/kiniro) = gold
ぎんいろ(銀色/giniro) = silver
きいろ(黄色/kiiro) = yellow
ちゃいろ(茶色/chairo) = brown
はいいろ(灰色/haiiro) or ねずみいろ(鼠色/nazumiiro) = gray

Meaning
Color

Example

Colors that you can add “い”

あかい(akai)
あおい(aoi)
くろい(黒/shiroi)
しろい(白/kuroi)


あかいくるま(akaikuruma)
A Red Car

You can add “の”to all the colors

あかの(赤/aka)
あお
(青/ao)
くろ(黒/shiro)
しろ
(白/kuro)
みどり
(緑/midori)
むらさき
(紫/murasaki)
ピンク
(pinku)
オレンジ
(orenji)
きいろ(黄色/kiiro)
きんいろ(金色/kiniro)
ぎんいろ
(銀色/giniro)
ちゃいろ
(茶色/chairo)
はいいろ
(灰色/haiiro) or ねずみいろ(鼠色/nazumiiro)

あかのくるま(akano kuruma)
A red car



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Posted by TH    Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2009

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How to say “How are you?” in Japanese?

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Pronunciation in Japanese

1) おげんきですか(お元気ですか/ogenkidesuka)
= How are you?

おこさんおげんきですね(お子さんお元気ですね/okosan ogenkidesune)

2) どうですか
(doudesuka)
= How is it going?

なにがですか(nanigadesuka)
=what are you talking about?

3) ちょうしどうですか(調子どうですか/cyoushi doudesuka)
=
How is it going? (How is your condition?)

くるま(車/kuruma)
= car

どうですかちょうしは(どうですか調子は/doudesuka cyoushiha)
=
How is it going? (How is your condition?)

4) さいきんどうですか(最近どうですか/saikin doudesuka)
=
How is it going recently?

どうですかさいきん(どうですか最近/doudesuka saikin)
=
How is it going recently?

5) さいきんちょうしどうですか(最近調子どうですか/saikin cyoushi doudesuka)
= How is it going recently?

6) あれからちょうし
どうですか(あれから調子どうですか/arekara cyoushi doudesuka)
= How is it going since then?

7) どうすか(dousuka)
= How is it going?
(less formal version)

Meaning
How are you?

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Posted by TH    Date: Friday, May 15, 2009

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How to say “Mom (Mother) and Dad (Father)” in Japanese?

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Pronunciation in Japanese

おとうさん(お父さん/otousan) = Father
おかあさん(お母さん/okaasan) = Mother

とうさん(tousann) = Dad
さん(kaasan) = Mom

とうちゃん(touchan) = Dad
かあちゃん(kaachan) =Mom

パパ(papa)= Pap
ママ(mama)= Mom

おやじ(oyaji) =Dad (old guy)
かあちゃん(kaachan) =Mom

じじい(jijii) = old guy
ばばあ(babaa) = Old lady

Meaning
Father
Mother


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