Basic colours as nouns
Word sets, Stage 4chunk 17 of 33Colours
Name a colour on its own: aka ga suki, kuro no fuku, the light's ao.
Mix-ups akai before a noun vs aka on its own; the -i drops when the colour stands alone.
aka
red (the colour)
Noun form: aka ga suki, aka no kuruma. At lights, aka = red.
shingou, aka da yo. tomatte.
The light's red. Stop.
信号、赤だよ。止まって。
shingou ga aka desu yo. tomatte kudasai.
The light is red. Please stop.
信号が赤ですよ。止まってください。
Written 赤 · あかRank #2299 in 3,030 TV dramas
shiro
white (the colour)
Noun form: shiro ga ii, shiro no kuruma.
Same sound as shiro 'castle'.
shiro to kuro, dotchi ga ii?
White or black, which do you prefer?
白と黒、どっちがいい？
shiro to kuro, dochira ga ii desu ka?
White or black, which would you prefer?
白と黒、どちらがいいですか？
Written 白 · しろRank #2828 in 3,030 TV dramas
kuro
black (the colour)
Noun form: kuro ga suki, kuro no fuku.
itsumo kuro bakkari kiteru ne.
You're always wearing black.
いつも黒ばっかり着てるね。
itsumo kuro bakari kite imasu ne.
You always wear black, don't you.
いつも黒ばかり着ていますね。
Written 黒 · くろRank #2762 in 3,030 TV dramas
ao
blue; green (traffic light)
Noun form. At lights, ao = green.
For clearly green things like grass or a shirt, say midori.
ao ni natta yo, ikou.
It's turned green, let's go.
青になったよ、行こう。
ao ni narimashita yo. ikimashou.
It's turned green. Let's go.
青になりましたよ。行きましょう。
Written 青 · あおRank #3630 in 3,030 TV dramas