私の好きな色は青です
watashi no sukina iro wa ao desu
The English phrase "my favorite color is blue" is translated into Japanese as 私の好きな色は青です (watashi no sukina iro wa ao desu).
This sentence is used to state that blue is the color the speaker likes most.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of several parts: Watashi means "I" or "me". wa is a topic particle.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
If you wish to use an informal or plain style, you can replace です (desu) with だ (da).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective suki (like) takes the particle na when it modifies a noun like iro (color). Replacing 'desu' with 'da' makes the sentence informal or plain style.
How do you pronounce it?
watashi no sukina iro wa ao desu
Did you know?
- In ancient Japanese, the word ao covered both blue and green, which is why green traffic lights and green apples are still often called ao today.
- To emphasize that blue is your absolute favorite, you can add ichiban (number one) before suki, turning the phrase into 'my number one liked color'.
- While suki is translated as 'like', it literally means 'fond of' or 'to love', and is used for everything from favorite colors to romantic partners.
Examples in context
- 私の好きな色は青です。My favorite color is blue.This sentence is useful for stating your favorite color.Tatoeba #10901835 by small_snow, translation #4486526 by CK
- 私の好きな色は青です。理由は海が好きだからです。Watashi no suki na iro wa ao desu. Riyuu wa umi ga suki dakara desu.My favorite color is blue. The reason is that I like the ocean.
Example conversation
Two siblings are talking about their preferences.
- 陽太 Yota陽葵、何色が一番好き？Hii, nani-iro ga ichiban suki?Hii, what color do you like best?
- 陽葵 Himari私の好きな色は青です。Watashi no sukina iro wa ao desu.My favorite color is blue.
- 陽太 Yota青はいい色だね。Ao wa ii iro da ne.Blue is a nice color.
- 陽葵 Himari陽太は何色が好き？Youta wa nani-iro ga suki?Youta, what color do you like?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
