Beginning Japanese for Professionals: Book 2

13 Colors iro いろ 色 aka あか 赤 red ao あお 青 blue kiiro きいろ 黄色 yellow shiro しろ 白 white kuro くろ 黒 black chairo (chairoi) ちゃいろ（ちゃいろい）茶色 brown midori みどり 緑 green murasaki むらさき 紫 purple haiiro はいいろ 灰色 gray kon iro こんいろ 紺色 navy, indigo orenji オレンジ orange pinku ピンク pink nani iro なにいろ 何色 what color? Grammar Notes 5-4-1 More classifiers : 〜個 こ ，〜枚 まい ，〜冊 さつ The classifier –ko is used for counting pieces or other units that are relatively small—everything from pieces of cake to apples to packets of sugar. The classifier – ko overlaps in many respects with –tsu . One difference is that – tsu can be used for abstract things like ideas, meetings, or items in a list, while – ko is used only for concrete items. Observe the following examples: りんご二個 に こ ringo ni-ko or りんご二 ふた つ ringo futa-tsu two apples お砂糖一個 さ と う い ち こ osatou ik-ko or お砂糖 さ と う 一 ひと つ osatou hito-tsu one packet/cube of sugar 会議 か い ぎ が二 ふた つありました。 Kaigi ga futa-tsu arimasita. There were two meeting. The classifier for thin, flat objects is 〜枚 まい –mai and the classifier for bound volumes is - 〜冊 さつ –satsu . Note the sound changes with one, eight, and the question word. pieces Flat objects Bound volumes 1 ik-ko ichi-mai is-satsu 2 ni-ko ni-mai ni-satsu 3 san-ko san-mai san-satsu 4 yon-ko yon-mai yon-satsu 5 go-ko go-mai go-satsu 6 rok-ko roku-mai roku-satsu 7 nana-ko nana-mai nana-satsu