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How do you say "Who is your best friend?" in Japanese?
親友は誰ですか？
shinyū wa dare desu ka ?
In Japanese, "Who is your best friend?" is 親友は誰ですか？ (shinyū wa dare desu ka ?).
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Pronunciation
親友は誰ですか？ is written using kanji. Romanised as shinyū wa dare desu ka ?, it sounds roughly like "shee-nyoo-wah-dah-reh-deh-soo-kah" to an English ear.
Writing and usage
Shin'yuu (親友) combines shin (close) and yuu (friend), describing intimate friendship deeper than casual tomodachi (friend).
Example sentence
「親友は誰ですか？」と聞かれ、友達の名前を答えました。
'Shin'yuu wa dare desu ka?' to kikarete, tomodachi no namae wo kotaemashita.
When asked 'Who is your best friend?', I answered with my friend's name.
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How to remember 親友は誰ですか？
Shin'yuu has shin meaning parent or close, bonding closely with yuu (friend). The intimacy is built into the kanji.
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- what is the temperature on monday? 月曜日の気温は何度ですか？ getsuyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the weather on saturday? 土曜日の天気は何ですか？ doyōbi no tenki wa nan desu ka ？
- what is the weather on monday? 月曜日の天気は何ですか？ getsuyōbi no tenki wa nan desu ka ？
- where are you from? 出身地はどこですか？ shusshinchi wa doko desu ka ？
- what do you dislike? 何が嫌いですか？ nani ga kirai desu ka ？
- what is the temperature on saturday? 土曜日の気温は何度ですか？ doyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
- what is the temperature on friday? 金曜日の気温は何度ですか？ kinyōbi no kion wa nan dodesu ka ？
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Questions about 親友は誰ですか？
How do you pronounce 親友は誰ですか?
親友は誰ですか？ is romanised as shinyū wa dare desu ka ?. Say it roughly like "shee-nyoo-wah-dah-reh-deh-soo-kah" in English. Each Japanese syllable has even weight, so keep the rhythm steady.
Is 親友は誰ですか formal or casual?
親友は誰ですか？ is a neutral, everyday word that works in both casual and polite speech. The level of formality comes from the sentence structure around it, not from the word itself.
How is 親友は誰ですか written in Japanese?
親友は誰ですか？ is written using kanji. Shin'yuu (親友) combines shin (close) and yuu (friend), describing intimate friendship deeper than casual tomodachi (friend)..
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"Who is your best friend?" in other languages
- Korean 가장 친한 친구가 누구예요? (gajang chinhan chinguga nuguyeyo?)
- Chinese 你最好的朋友是谁? (nǐ zuì hǎo de péng you shì shéi ?)
- Spanish ¿Quién es tu mejor amigo?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Quién es tu mejor amigo?
- French Qui est ton meilleur ami ?
- German Wer ist dein bester Freund?
- Italian Chi è il tuo migliore amico?
- Russian Кто твой лучший друг? (kto tvoj lučšij drug?)
- Greek Ποιος είναι ο καλύτερός σου φίλος; (pios ine o kaliteros filos su)
- Arabic مين أقرب صحابك؟ (meen 'a'rab suhaabk)
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