How to Say ‘My favorite brand is Chanel.’ in Japanese
すきなブランドはシャネルです。
suki na burando wa shaneru desu
[sue-kee na boo-RAHN-doh wah sha-NEH-ru dess]
💬 Usage Tip: Japanese often leaves out "my" when it's obvious. すきなブランド alone already means "my favorite brand" when you're talking about yourself.
Phrase Breakdown
すきなブランドは
suki na burando wa
my favorite brand (topic)
すきなブランド (favorite brand) + は (topic particle, pronounced 'wa').
すきなブランドはディオールです。
My favorite brand is Dior.
Words in this phrase
すき
suki
[sue-kee]
like; favorite
A な-adjective meaning you like something. Common pattern: 〜がすきです (I like ~).
わたしはスポーツがすきです。
I like sports.
な
na
[na]
adjective marker
Modifies nouns when used after adjectives.
美しい花
Beautiful flower
ブランド
burando
[boo-RAHN-doh]
brand
Loanword from English for a brand or label.
ブランドのふくがすきです。
I like brand-name clothes.
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?
シャネルです。
shaneru desu
is Chanel.
シャネル (Chanel) + です (polite 'is'). Pronounce it sha-ne-ru de-su.
このこうすいはシャネルです。
This perfume is Chanel.
Words in this phrase
シャネル
shaneru
[sha-NEH-ru]
Chanel
French luxury fashion and perfume brand.
シャネルのくちべにをかいました。
I bought a Chanel lipstick.
です
desu
[dess]
is; am; are
A basic polite copula used to say 'is/am/are.'
田中です。
I am Tanaka.
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