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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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