Japanese Adjectives
Welcome to the second Japanese lesson about adjectives. This time we will first learn about colors, followed by grammar rules, then weather expressions, finally a conversation in Japanese to help you practice your daily phrases. To hear the pronunciation, just click on the sound icon.
black  黒い [kuroi] | grey 灰色の [haiiro no] | white 白い [shiroi] | blue 青い [aoi] |
green 緑の [midori no] | yellow 黄色い [kiiroi] | red 赤い [akai] | brown 茶色い [chairoi] |
Adjectives Grammar Rules
In general adjectives are words which describe or modify another person or object in a given sentence. For example: a beautiful flower the adjective is [beautiful] because it describes the noun [flower]. The following examples use adjectives in different ways and places to demonstrate how they behave in a sentence.
| Grammar Rules | Japanese + Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| my house is white [noun + adjective] | 私の家は白いです。 [watashi no ie wa shiroi desu] |
| your country is big [noun + adjective] | あなたの国は大きいです。 [anata no kuni wa ookii desu] |
| new books are expensive [plural + adjective] | 新しい本は高価です。 [atarashii hon wa kouka desu] |
| we are happy here [pronoun + verb + adjective] | 私たちはここで幸せにしています。 [watashi tachi wa koko de shiawase ni shi te i masu] |
| she has three small dogs [adjective + plural] | 彼女は3匹の小さな犬を飼っています。 [kanojo wa san biki no chiisana inu o kat te i masu] |
| this language is very easy [adverb + adjective] | この言語は非常に易しいです。 [kono gengo wa hijou ni yasashii desu] |
| I have a small green house [adjective + adjective] | 私は小さな温室を持っています。 [watashi wa chiisana onshitsu o mot te i masu] |
We're not done yet! The following is a list of more adjectives for you, often used when referring to weather conditions. I think it would be wise to memorize them.
cold 冷たい [tsumetai] | hot 熱い [atsui] | cloudy 曇った [kumot ta] | rainy 雨降りの [amefuri no] |
snowy 雪の多い [yuki no ooi] | sunny 日のよく照る [hi no yoku teru] | windy 風の強い [kaze no tsuyoi] | warm 暖かい [atatakai] |
Conversation in Japanese
Now we finally reach the most exciting part, the practice of the daily expressions used in almost every conversation. I recommend memorizing these phrases, because you will need them for sure.
| English | Japanese | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|
| hi | こんにちは | [konnichiwa] |
| how are you? | お元気ですか？ | [o genki desu ka?] |
| I'm good, thank you | はい、元気です。 | [hai, genki desu] |
| and you? | あなたは？ | [anata wa?] |
| what is your name? | お名前は何ですか？ | [o namae wa nan desu ka?] |
| my name is Maya | 私の名前はマヤです。 | [watashi no namae wa maya desu] |
| nice to meet you | どうぞよろしく。 | [douzo yoroshiku] |
I hope you enjoyed this lesson about adjectives in Japanese. If you have any question about this lesson please contact me here. The next lesson is below.
| Japanese Nouns |
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