A1 Proverb Neutral

隣の芝生は青い

tonari no shibafu wa aoi

The grass is always greener

Significado

Others' situations always seem better than one's own.

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Contexto cultural

The use of 'ao' (blue) for green is a historical linguistic feature of Japanese. This is a near-universal human experience, showing that envy is not culturally specific.

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Color usage

Remember that in Japan, grass is 'blue' (ao).

Significado

Others' situations always seem better than one's own.

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Color usage

Remember that in Japan, grass is 'blue' (ao).

Ponte a prueba

Fill in the missing color.

{隣|となり}の{芝生|しばふ}は___。

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: {青|あお}い

The proverb uses 'blue' (ao) for grass.

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Ayudas visuales

Banco de ejercicios

1 ejercicios
Fill in the missing color. Fill Blank A1

{隣|となり}の{芝生|しばふ}は___。

✓ ¡Correcto! ✗ No del todo. Respuesta correcta: {青|あお}い

The proverb uses 'blue' (ao) for grass.

🎉 Puntuación: /1

Preguntas frecuentes

1 preguntas

No, it's too informal and personal.

Frases relacionadas

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{隣|となり}の{花|はな}は{赤|あか}い

synonym

The neighbor's flowers are red.

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