akemi7 0 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 Hello! I am Akemi , living in Furano. It's great to see foreigner ski and snowboard community. I have question. When I say "favourite", can I only choose 1? Like I cannot say my favorite ski resort is Happo AND Furano? Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted January 6, 2004 Share Posted January 6, 2004 You could get away with saying, "my favorites are Happo and Furano." Like friendster said, just here to help. Link to post Share on other sites
akemi7 0 Posted January 7, 2004 Author Share Posted January 7, 2004 Thank you! Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted January 7, 2004 Share Posted January 7, 2004 like friendster said... haha good one ender... Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted January 8, 2004 Share Posted January 8, 2004 What me missing? Link to post Share on other sites
TheOrange 0 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I often find that Japanese who know a bit of English think that favorite means "like", without the emphasis on a favorite being in any way special. So they end up having 600 favorite foods. Link to post Share on other sites
cakehead 0 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I've noticed that. It must be something to do with how it is taught here.... .you like something and it is almost instantly at "favorite" status. Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted January 15, 2004 Share Posted January 15, 2004 I think it has more to do with the actual Japanese word...suki na... which really doesn't mean favourite but rather means "like a lot". I think the concept of favourite does not exist in the language so they often misinterpret "suki na" for favourite. Of course this is only my guess and I am surely no expert in the Japanese language. Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Don't you mean "daisuki" there Snow Making Markie. I thought "suki" means "like". If "suki" means "like a lot", how do we just say "like" in Japanese??? Link to post Share on other sites
Markie 0 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 I'm really no expert, b-g, that's just my 2c. I wish the real experts (OC 11 or the Mog) would give some input here. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 Word on the street is O11 has died. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 16, 2004 Share Posted January 16, 2004 suki = like daisuki = like a lot / fave Link to post Share on other sites
xxx 2 Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I was taught favorite = ichiban suki na. That would only include one then. Link to post Share on other sites
cal 6 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 On J dramas you often see people telling each other "suki". But it seems to be used in a context of "I love you". Do people actually say "I love you"/"Ai shiteiru" here?? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 favorite = okiniiri(I don't say okiniiri so often.) If my BF is Japanese, "suki" is enough for me. Link to post Share on other sites
kintaro 0 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 So what's OKONOMI then? Link to post Share on other sites
slow 0 Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Okonomi-yaki... When I talk to my client or customer, I use Okonomi. "Nani iro ga okonomi desuka?" "Okonomi no onomimono wo omochi itashimasu." something like that... Link to post Share on other sites
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