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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.

Example

赤と青をください。

Please give me red and blue.

Words in this phrase

aka

[ah-kah]

red

A color word meaning red.

Example

赤を一枚ください。

Please give me one red one.

to

[toh]

and

Connects two nouns, like red and blue.

Example

赤と青があります。

There are red and blue ones.

ao

[ah-oh]

blue

A color word meaning blue.

Example

青を一枚ください。

Please give me one blue one.

o

[oh]

object marker

Marks the direct object, the item being requested.

Example

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.

Example

ケーキを一つずつください。

Please give me one cake each.

Words in this phrase

itsu

[ee-chee]

one

The number one. In counters, it combines with the counter word.

Example

一枚ください。

Please give me one.

mai

[mai]

counter for flat objects

Counter used for flat things like shirts.

Example

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.

Example

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.

Example

白をください。

Please give me white.

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