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The word for \u201ccolor\u201d is \u8272\u3000\u3044\u308d(iro).<\/p>\n
Black \u9ed2\u3000\u304f\u308d (kuro)<\/p>\n
Blue \u9752\u3000\u3042\u304a (ao)<\/p>\n
Red \u8d64\u3000\u3042\u304b (aka)<\/p>\n
Green \u7dd1\u8272\u3000\u307f\u3069\u308a\u3044\u308d (midori)<\/p>\n
Sky Blue \u6c34\u8272 \u307f\u305a\u3044\u308d (mizuiro)<\/p>\n
Brown\u3000\u8336\u8272\u3000\u3061\u3083\u3044\u308d (chairo)<\/p>\n
White \u767d \u3057\u308d (shiro)<\/p>\n
Pink \u6843\u8272\u3000\u3082\u3082\u3044\u308d or \u30d4\u30f3\u30af (pink)<\/p>\n
Purple \u7d2b\u3000\u3080\u3089\u3055\u304d (murasaki)<\/p>\n
Yellow \u9ec4\u8272\u3000\u304d\u3044\u308d (kiiro)<\/p>\n
Orange \u30aa\u30ec\u30f3\u30b8\u8272 (orenji iro)<\/p>\n
Grey \u7070\u8272\u3000\u306f\u3044\u3044\u308d (haiiro)<\/p>\n
Gold \u91d1\u8272\u3000\u304d\u3093\u3044\u308d (kiniro)<\/p>\n
Silver \u9280\u8272\u3000\u304e\u3093\u3044\u308d (giniro)<\/p>\n
So basically if you want to know someone\u2019s favourite color, you can ask:<\/p>\n
\u597d\u304d\u306a\u8272\u306f\u4f55\u3067\u3059\u304b(Suki na iro wa nan desu ka)<\/p>\n
You can answer that question simply with the color: \u8d64\u3067\u3059 (aka desu) – It\u2019s red<\/p>\n
You can also say: \u597d\u304d\u306a\u8272\u306f\u8d64\u3067\u3059 (suki na iro wa aka desu) – My favourite color is red.<\/p>\n
If you want to know what color something is, you can ask:<\/p>\n
\u4f55\u8272\u3067\u3059\u304b (Nani iro desu ka) – \u8d64\u3067\u3059 (aka desu) It\u2019s red.<\/p>\n
Interesting facts:<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2192 \u9752 (ao) can mean either \u201cblue\u201d or \u201cgreen\u201d. Japanese people often use \u9752 in cases where Western people would use \u201cgreen\u201d. The best example are the traffic signals: the green lights are \u9752 \u4fe1\u53f7 (ao shingou). Another example are green fruits and vegetables like green apples, they are also referred to as \u9752\u308a\u3093\u3054 (ao ringo).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n By adding the prefix \u771f \u307e\u3063 (ma) you can emphasize the color:<\/p>\n \u771f\u8d64\u3000\u307e\u3063\u304b (makka) – bright red<\/p>\n \u771f\u9ed2\u3000\u307e\u3063\u304f\u308d (makkuro) – jed black<\/p>\n \u771f\u767d\u3000\u307e\u3063\u3057\u308d (masshiro) – pure white<\/p>\n The suffix \u3063\u307d\u3044 (-ppoi), which means \u201c-ish\u201d, can be used when you don\u2019t know exactly what to call a color.<\/p>\n Example: \u771f\u592e\u306f\u3069\u306e\u4eba\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002\u30fc\u3000\u7dd1\u3063\u307d\u3044\u9774\u3092\u5c65\u3044\u3066\u3044\u308b\u4eba\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n Mao wa dono hito desu ka? – Midorippoi kutsu wo haiteiru hito desu.<\/p>\n Who is Mao? – She is the person who wears the greenish shoes.<\/p>\n To learns the pronunciation of each color take a look at the video:<\/p>\n