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White – Shiro　しろ

Brown – Chairo ちゃいろ

Red – Aka　あか

Grey- Haiiro　はいいろ

Silver – Gin　ぎん

Gold – Kin　きん

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Colours

Blue – Ao あお

Yellow – Kiro　きいろ

Green – Midori　みどり

Black – Kuro　くろ

Purple- Murasaki　むらさき

Pink – Pinku　ピンク

Orange – Orenji　オレンジ

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The ‘い’ and ‘の’ adjectives

Japanese and English are different languages and therefore, they have different rules.

When we use colours to describe things in Japanese, we have to follow this important rule.

When we describe objects with colours which end with the ro ( ろ)sound, you need to add I (い)to the end of the word.

For example, kiro (yellow) kiroi when describing something. To say yellow trousers, you would say: kiroi zubon.

When we describe objects with colours which end without the ro (ろ） sound, we use‘の’between the colour and the object. For example, to say green trousers, you would say: midori no zubon.

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Let’ s try い

White – Shiroi　しろい

Brown – Chairoi ちゃいろい

Red – Akai　あかい

Grey- Haiiroi　はいいろい

Blue – Aoi あおい

Yellow – Kiroi　きいろい

Black – Kuroi　くろい

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Let’s try の

Green – Midori　みどり　の

Purple- Murasaki　むらさき　の

Pink – Pinku　ピンク　の

Orange – Orenji　オレンジ　の

Silver – Gin　ぎん　の

Gold – Kin　きん　の

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Let’ s try い　with clothing

Shiroi zubon　しろいずぼん white trousers

Chairoi boushi ちゃいろいぼうし brown hat

Akai　hanzubon あかいはんずぼん　red shorts

Haiiroi mizugi　はいいろいみずぎ grey bathers

Aoi kutsu shita あおいくつした　blue socks

Kiroi Nagagutsu きいろいながぐつ yellow boots

Kuroi tebukuro　くろいてぶくろ black gloves

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Let’s try の

Midori no boushi　みどり　のぼうし (green hat)

Murasaki no mizugi　むらさき　の　みずぎ (purple bathers)

Pinku no sukato ピンク　の　スカート (pink skirt)

Orenji no hanzubon　オレンジ　の　はんずぼん (orange shorts)

Gin no kutsu　ぎん　の　くつ (silver shoes)

Kin no jinzu　きん　の　ジーンズ (gold jeans)

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Try this game!

http://ecm.det.wa.edu.au/connect/resolver/view/L4811/2/html/mod232.html

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