Say Colors in Japanese
When talking to someone who speaks Japanese, knowing how to say different colours might come in handy, especially if you're discussing some kind of visual design project. This article will also provide some useful ways of remembering these colours!
Steps
- Know the difference between color nouns and color adjectives. In Japanese, colors have both noun and adjective forms. Normally, the adjective form is the same as the noun form, but with "i" (ee) added at the end. So, for example:
- In the context "add more red to the painting," red is a noun - it refers to the color itself and does not describe something. So here you would say "aka" for red.
- In the context "the car is red," red is an adjective - it describes something else. (This is the more common context.) Here you would say "akai" for red.
- Say Akai (Ah-Kai) for red.
- Say Orenji-iro (Oh-Ren-Gee Ee-Ro) for orange.
- This one should be pretty easy to remember, because of the similarity of the words.
- Say Kiiro (Kee-Ro) for yellow.
- Say Midori (Me-Doh-Ree) for green.
- Say Aoi (Ah-O-Ee) for blue.
- When pronouncing, it's almost like your saying "Ow" in English, which can help you remember because bruises have a blue-ish tone.
- Say Murasaki (Mu-Ras-Ah-kee) for purple.
- Say Pinku (Pink-ew) for pink.
- These are quite similar and shouldn't be hard to remember.
- Say Kuroi (Ku-Ro-Ee) for black.
- Say Shiroi (She-Ro-Ee) for white.
- Associating "white" with "sheer" (transparent, see-through) can help with remembering this.
- Say Chairo (Chai-Ro) for brown (tea color).
- Say Dou (Doh) for bronze.
- Say Gin (Geen) for silver.
- Say Kin (Keen) for gold.
- Say Niji (Ne-Je) for rainbow.
Tips
- Japanese words are pronounced exactly how they are spelled, this could help with pronunciation.
- It will help with your pronunciation to learn Pronounce "R" Sounds in Japanese.
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