"外は明るいですか？"

Translation: Is it bright outside?

[Timhae]

I often ask myself this question after I binge watched a Netflix series.

[srichr]

Now not only is duo dead inside he’s also a vampire

[Mischaker]

I'm having trouble making out the precise pronunciation of bright(Akira) in this sentence. Is it akirui or akurui or something else even?

[IdoAbelman]

It's あかるい (akarui)

[AmulGarg]

Is it a vampire speaking?

[Clems_First]

Thank you Duolingo to remind to open up that window once in a while. :)

[Qwynneth662]

Look out the window!

[TannerShum4]

ふりがなをください

[Fovulonkiin]

【外】「そと」
【明るい】「あかるい」

[plineder]

"Is outside bright?" should be accepted.

[Shahriar392378]

No

[tsphillips6]

君は吸血鬼ですか?

[Fovulonkiin]

「君」= きみ
「吸血鬼」= きゅうけつき

Translation:
"Are you a vampire?"

[CalebSonoy]

Is it possible to use に instead of は?

[FranStalli]

could "sunny" work? I don't think we often say "bright" unless planning photography.

[KeithWong9]

Sunny means you can see the sun. Bright is not necessarily caused by the sun, maybe from big outdoor spotlight?

[Leo456036]

Or a nuclear explosion...

[Qwynneth662]

Two types of people :D

[dandelionmagic]

we say it's bright out pretty often, sometimes even if it's cloudy it still can seem bright, especially if your eyes aren't used to it/ are sensitive.

[RawdhaKhad]

Is it an accurate translation??? I wonder

[F861318]

i've been confined for so long now i don't remember the light of the day

[biiimoo]

What exactly does 明 kanji mean by itself?

From the previous lessons, we saw it used in
明日 (あした) meaning tomorrow, and now
明るい (あかるい) meaning bright

[Fovulonkiin]

The meaning of the single Kanji 明 is "bright" and "light".

It is also a word in itself read as めい meaning "brightness". It can also refer to some other words, but those are either archaic or very specific (like the Buddhist term みょう meaning vidya aka wisdom).

It consists of the Kanji for sun/day 日 and the one for moon/month 月

You can use dictionaries like jisho.org or the Takoboto app to easily look up Kanji.

[biiimoo]

Thank you for this!

[CaueJ.]

Is "Is outside clear?" wrong?

[Synargy]

明るい（あかるい）is referring to light/brightness.

晴れ（はれ）would refer to clear skies/sunny.

[cuyocksol]

Is outside bright?

[ElsaLee11]

I think the answer is wrong. It is a question.

[Avertzy22]

外 = Outside

[Fovulonkiin]

No,「明るい」means "bright".

「外」is "outside".

[Avertzy22]

yea. im sorry. I will edit it.