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How to Say ‘My favorite brand is Chanel.’ in French

Ma marque préférée est Chanel.

mah MARK pray-fay-RAY eh sha-NEL

[mah MARK pray-fay-RAY eh sha-NEL]

Phrase Breakdown

Ma marque préférée

mah MARK pray-fay-RAY

My favorite brand

The subject of the sentence. Note the feminine agreement in 'préférée'.

Example

Ma marque préférée est chère.

My favorite brand is expensive.

Words in this phrase

[mah]

Possessive adjective indicating ownership or association.

Example

Ma maison est bleue.

My house is blue.

marque

[MARK]

brand

Feminine noun for a commercial brand.

Example

Cette marque est chère.

This brand is expensive.

préférée

[pray-fay-RAY]

favorite

Feminine form of 'préféré', meaning favorite.

Example

C'est ma chanson préférée.

It's my favorite song.

est Chanel.

eh sha-NEL

is Chanel

'Est' (is) plus the brand name. Say 'è cha-NÈL'.

Example

Ce parfum est Chanel.

This perfume is Chanel.

Words in this phrase

est

[eh]

Third person singular present of be.

Example

C'est important.

It is important.

Chanel

[sha-NEL]

Chanel (brand)

French luxury fashion and perfume house.

Example

Elle porte un parfum Chanel.

She wears a Chanel perfume.

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