eres mi persona favorita
/eɾes mi peɾsona faboɾita/from spelling rules
To say "you're my favorite person" in Spanish, use eres mi persona favorita.
This phrase is an expression used to tell someone that you like or love them more than anyone else.
Which one should you use?
While eres mi persona favorita means "you're my favorite person", the shorter phrase eres mi preferido/a can be used to say "you're my favorite".
How does it change in a sentence?
To change the meaning from "you are my favorite person" to "he/she is my favorite person", you change the verb from eres mi persona favorita to es mi persona favorita.
How do you pronounce it?
/eɾes mi peɾsona faboɾita/
Did you know?
- Depending on the region, saying eres mi persona favorita can sound like a direct translation from English and may feel overly sentimental or unnatural to native speakers.
- Spanish has a specific word, querencia, to describe the place or person where one feels safest and most at home, which captures the feeling behind being a 'favorite person'.
- While persona refers to a human being today, the word originally described the masks used by actors in ancient Roman theater to project their voices.
Examples in context
- Eres mi persona favorita, papáYou're my favorite person, dad
- Eres mi persona favorita, mamáYou're my favorite person, mom
- Cariño, eres mi persona favoritaMy sweetheart, you're my favorite person
- Eres mi persona favorita, querido/aYou're my favorite person, my beloved
- Eres mi persona favorita en el mundo.You are my favorite person in the world.
- No lo olvides, eres mi persona favorita.Don't forget, you're my favorite person.
- Tú eres mi persona favorita para viajar.You are my favorite person to travel with.
Example conversation
Daniel and Lucía are watching a sunset together.
- DanielEste momento es muy especial para mí.This moment is very special to me.
- LucíaYo también estoy muy feliz aquí.I am very happy here too.
- DanielLucía, eres mi persona favorita.Lucía, you're my favorite person.
- Lucía¡Qué tierno! Gracias, Daniel.How sweet! Thank you, Daniel.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries eres, mi, persona, CC BY-SA 4.0.
