How to Say ‘My favorite color is green.’ in Japanese
好きな色は緑です。
suki na iro wa midori desu
[skee na ee-roh wah mee-DOH-ree dess]
💬 Usage Tip: The は here is said (wa), not (ha): (suki na iro wa midori desu).
Phrase Breakdown
好きな色は
suki na iro wa
my favorite color is
好きな (sukina) means 'favorite' or 'liked'. The u in 'su' is very soft, so it sounds like 'skina'. 色 (iro) means color. は is pronounced 'wa' here.
好きな色は何ですか。
What is your favorite color?
Words in this phrase
好き
suki
[skee]
liked; favorite
A な-adjective meaning something you like or prefer.
私はトヨタが好きです。
I like Toyota.
な
na
[na]
adjective marker
Modifies nouns when used after adjectives.
美しい花
Beautiful flower
色
iro
[ee-roh]
color
Refers to color. Often used when complimenting someone's outfit coordination.
色の合わせ方が上手だとおしゃれに見えます。
When color matching is skillful, it looks stylish.
は
wa
[wah]
topic marker
は marks the topic of the sentence.
空席はありますか。
Are there any seats available?
緑です。
midori desu
is green
緑 (midori) means green. です (desu) means 'is' and sounds like 'des'.
信号は緑です。
The traffic light is green.
Words in this phrase
緑
midori
[mee-DOH-ree]
green
Noun for the color green, used here as the answer to a question.
この公園は緑が多いです。
This park has a lot of greenery.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
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