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Year 1 Unit 4: いろと かたち — Colours and shapes
name colours and four shapes and say 'a red circle' to describe pictures
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あかいあかいred (describing a thing)
あおいあおいblue (describing a thing)
きいろいきいろいyellow (describing a thing)
しろいしろいwhite (describing a thing)
くろいくろいblack (describing a thing)
みどりのみどりのgreen (describing a thing; noun plus の)
まるまるcircle; round shape
さんかくさんかくtriangle
しかくしかくsquare (also a four-cornered shape)
ほしほしstar (shape)
かたちかたちshape
あかい まるあかい まるa red circle
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