英語の色と形
英語で色と形の名前を覚えて、物を色や形で説明する言い方を学びます。日本語では「赤い車」と「緑の車」のように色によって言い方が変わりますが、英語の色の言葉は red も green もいつも同じ形です。「何色ですか」は What color is it?、答えは It's blue. のように、主語の it を入れて言います。
色の名前
「何色?」と聞く・答える(答えには主語の it を入れる)
Whatcolorisyour car?It'sblue
What color is it?
It's blue.
What color is your car?
What color would you like?
My favorite color is green.
Purple is my favorite color.
色+名詞(a white car:色は名詞の前に置く)
awhitecar
I have a white car.
I'm looking for a yellow umbrella.
I need black shoes for the wedding.
She has blue eyes.
I want a pink cake for my birthday.
My new shoes are brown.
英語の色の言葉は形が変わらない
英語の色の言葉は、どんなときも形が変わりません。日本語では「赤い車」「赤くて」と形が変わったり、「緑の車」のように「の」が要ったりしますが、英語は a white car、a green car のように名詞の前にそのまま置くだけです。名詞がふたつ以上でも色はそのままで、blue eyes、black shoes と言います(blues とはなりません)。
「〜は…色です」と言うときは、is や are のあとに色を置きます:The walls are white. 主語が複数なら are になりますが、white の形は変わりません。
I have a white car.
No, the walls are white.
She has blue eyes.
These flowers are purple.
物の色と形を説明する(「〜は赤くて丸い」も red and round)
The ballisredandround
The ball is red and round.
The sky is so blue today.
Our cat is gray.
These flowers are purple.
My dog is brown and white.
The leaves turn orange in the fall.
Her bag is bright orange.
My little sister loves pink.
This color looks great on you.
形の名前
「どんな形?」と聞く・答える(What shape…? で聞く)
Whatshapeis it?It'sround
What shape is it?
It's round.
Draw a circle here.
A square has four equal sides.
A triangle has three sides.
Draw a rectangle for the door.
She drew a heart on the card.
I like the shape of this lamp.
We sat in a circle on the floor.
Fold the paper into a square.
Cut the sandwich into triangles.
Our garden is a long rectangle.
The cookies are shaped like hearts.
会話:お店でTシャツの色を選ぶ(would you like や please でていねいに)
- A
Good afternoon, can I help you?
- B
Yes, I'm looking for a T-shirt.
- A
What color would you like?
- B
Do you have this in black?
- A
Sorry, only in white and gray.
- B
Then the gray one, please.
- A
Here you are.
会話:友だちと好きな色の話(くだけた話し方)
- A
What's your favorite color?
- B
Blue. And yours?
- A
Purple! My room is all purple.
- B
Really? Even the walls?
- A
No, the walls are white.