ペパーバーグは２つの物体（例えば、緑色の四角形と赤い四角形）をみせて「違いは何？」と問いかけることができる。

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English Translation

Pepperberg can show Alex two objects (for example, a green square and a red square) and ask, "What's different?"

Furigana

ペパーバーグは２つの物体(ぶったい)（例(たと)えば、緑色(りょくしょく)の四角形(しかっけい)と赤(あか)い四角形(しかっけい)）をみせて「違(ちが)いは何(なに)？」と問(と)いかけることができる。

Romanji

Pepa-ba-gu wa futatsu no buttai tatoeba, ryokushoku no shikakkei to akai shikakkei o misete" chigai wa nani?" to toikakeru koto ga dekiru.

Words

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

二つ (ふたつ)

two

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

物体 (ぶったい)

body; object

例えば (たとえば)

for example; e.g.

緑色 (みどりいろ、りょくしょく、すいしょく)

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

四角形 (しかくけい、しかっけい)

quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

赤い (あかい)

red; Red (i.e. communist)

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

見せる (みせる)

to show; to display

違い (ちがい)

difference; discrepancy

何 (なに、なん)

what; how many; you-know-what; that; whatsit; what's the expression; what do you call them; what?; hey!

問いかける (といかける)

to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

事 (こと、こん)

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis; circumstances; situation; state of affairs; work; business; affair; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to; nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...; alias; aka; nickname; alternative name; also known as

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

出来る (できる)

to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at; to be permitted (to do); to become intimate; to take up (with somebody); to grow; to be raised; to become pregnant