How do I saw "One of my favorite X is Y" in Japanese
I'm having a little trouble expressing a thought in Japanese: "One of my favorite X is Y" for example:
"One of my favorite movies is Shawshank Redemption"
As my vocabulary in Japanese is comparatively limited, I've been using "like" or "好き”, so I'd also appreciate a word that might better capture favorite. So far I only know:
”Shawshank Redemptionは好きな映画です”
Shawshank Redemption is a movie I like
and
"Shawshank Redemptionは一番好きな映画です"
Shawshank Redemption is my favorite movie
But I'm not sure how to express the first thought. Any suggestions are appreciated.Grr, The title should read "How do I sa*y* "One of my favorite X is Y" in Japanese"; It's almost like English isn't my first language ^^;
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"One of my favorite X is Y"
→ Yは私のお気に入りのXの一つです (Y wa watshi no okiniiri no X no hitotsu desu)
favorite = お気に入り (okiniiri)
"One of my favorite movies is Shawshank Redemption"
→ 「ショーシャンクの空に」は、私のお気に入りの映画の一つです。
ショーシャンクの空に is the translation of Shawshank Redemption.
You can also use "好き" when you talk about your favorite movies.
For example, 「ショーシャンクの空に」は、私の好きな映画の一つです。
→ Shawshank Redemption is one of the movies I like.
一番 = best, the most
so, "Shawshank Redemptionは一番好きな映画です" will be "Shawshank Redemption is my most favorite movie." =)
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