How to Say ‘Please give me one red and one blue.’ in Japanese
赤と青を一枚ずつください。
aka to ao o itsu mai zutsu kudasai
[ah-kah toh ah-oh oh ee-chee mai zoo-tsoo koo-dah-sigh]
💬 Usage Tip: This uses a very practical shopping pattern: [item] + [quantity] + [ください]. You can swap in new choices easily, like [白を一枚ください] or [これを二つください].
Phrase Breakdown
赤と青を
aka to ao o
red and blue
Lists the items being requested; を marks the direct object.
赤と青をください。
Please give me red and blue.
Words in this phrase
赤
aka
[ah-kah]
red
A color word meaning red.
赤を一枚ください。
Please give me one red one.
と
to
[toh]
and
Connects two nouns, like red and blue.
赤と青があります。
There are red and blue ones.
青
ao
[ah-oh]
blue
A color word meaning blue.
青を一枚ください。
Please give me one blue one.
を
o
[oh]
object marker
Marks the direct object, the item being requested.
黒を見ます。
I look at the black one.
一枚ずつ
itsu mai zutsu
one each; one of each
Requests one item of each type.
ケーキを一つずつください。
Please give me one cake each.
Words in this phrase
一
itsu
[ee-chee]
one
The number one. In counters, it combines with the counter word.
一枚ください。
Please give me one.
枚
mai
[mai]
counter for flat objects
Counter used for flat things like shirts.
シャツを一枚ください。
Please give me one shirt.
ずつ
zutsu
[zoo-tsoo]
each; apiece
Indicates one each when asking for more than one item type.
二枚ずつください。
Please give me two of each.
ください
kudasai
[koo-dah-sigh]
please give me; please
A polite phrase for requesting an item in a shop.
白をください。
Please give me white.
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