The Japanese vocabulary「青 (あお、ao)」means “blue.” Please learn the pronunciation and the example sentences.
Japanese Vocabulary and the Meaning
| Key Word | 青 |
| Hiragana | あお |
| Romaji Reading | ao |
| English Meaning | blue (Noun) |
| Key Word | 青い |
| Hiragana | あおい |
| Romaji Reading | aoi |
| English Meaning | blue (い-Adjective) |
The Correct Japanese Pronunciations
Please learn the pronunciation by watching the attached video. You can also learn example sentences.
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The Example Japanese Sentences
It is important to have skills in both non-honorific and honorific languages in order to use Japanese correctly.
| Japanese Sentence | 青のペンキを買う。 |
| Romaji Reading | Ao no penki o kau. |
| English Meaning | I’ll buy blue paint. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 青のペンキを買います。 |
| Romaji Reading | Ao no penki o kaimasu. |
| English Meaning | I’ll buy blue paint. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | そこは青で塗って欲しい。 |
| Romaji Reading | Soko wa ao de nutte hoshī. |
| English Meaning | I want you to paint the part blue. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | そこは青で塗って欲しいです。 |
| Romaji Reading | Soko wa ao de nutte hoshī desu. |
| English Meaning | I want you to paint the part blue. (Polite Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 赤と青を混ぜると紫になる。 |
| Romaji Reading | Aka to ao o mazeru to murasaki ni naru. |
| English Meaning | When we mix red and blue, it turns purple. (Plain Form) |
| Japanese Sentence | 赤と青を混ぜると紫になります。 |
| Romaji Reading | Aka to ao o mazeru to murasaki ni narimasu. |
| English Meaning | When we mix red and blue, it turns purple. (Polite Form) |
