japanese · Shopping & Money · Lesson 39

Counting Small Animals & More Colors

Learning the counter for small animals and expanding color vocabulary.

At a pet shop, you point out a cute black puppy to your friend. You then ask the shopkeeper, 'How many yellow birds do you have?'

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黒 (くろ)

black

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

私の好きな色は黒です。

watashi no sukina iro wa kuro desu — My favorite color is black.

黒と白、どちらが好きですか。

kuro to shiro, dochira ga suki desu ka — Which do you like, black or white?

この黒はとても深いです。

kono kuro wa totemo fukai desu — This black is very deep.

黒い (くろい)

black (adjective)

い-word

A describing word that ends in い. You change the ending to express different meanings — like 高い (expensive) becomes 高くない (not expensive).

黒い猫がいます。

kuroi neko ga imasu — There is a black cat.

黒いコーヒーを飲みます。

kuroi koohii wo nomimasu — I drink black coffee.

あの黒い車はかっこいいです。

ano kuroi kuruma wa kakkoii desu — That black car is cool.

黄色 (きいろ)

yellow

Noun

A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.

私の好きな色は黄色です。

watashi no sukina iro wa kiiro desu — My favorite color is yellow.

黄色と青、どちらが好きですか。

kiiro to ao, dochira ga suki desu ka — Which do you like, yellow or blue?

その黄色は明るいですね。

sono kiiro wa akarui desu ne — That yellow is bright, isn't it?