2006-08-14 05:44:06 · 7 answers · asked by imhotep_jsp 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
We usually say it this way!
We are good friends
watakushi tachi ha i i tomodachi desu
i i tomodachi = good friend
to te mo i i tomodachi = very good friend
Mr. Yamada is my grandfather's close friend
Yamada san ha u chi no oji i san no shin yuu desu
shin yuu = close friend
2006-08-14 08:52:48 · answer #1 · answered by Aileen HK 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Best Tomodachi
2006-08-14 05:48:59 · answer #2 · answered by Purpslinger 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not sure, but I'm guessing either tomodachi-san or O tomodachi.
2006-08-14 05:49:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Shinyuu" is a very, very close friend, someone you are very comfortable with and intimate. But you can have more than one "shinyuu".
You can also say "ichiban suki na tomodachi", which literally means "friend I like the most", but this is not a close translation to "best" friend. Shinyuu would probably work best.
2006-08-17 04:27:56 · answer #4 · answered by JudasHero 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think "shin-yuu" is the most appropriate word for "best friend".
The next best matched word is "muni no shin-yuu". It literally means "the only best friend". But it is seldom used.
2006-08-14 21:15:58 · answer #5 · answered by Black Dog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like Purpslinger's answer but I have to say JudasHero's answer is describing better except "shin yuu" doesn't meant intimate
;-)
2006-08-17 22:09:59 · answer #6 · answered by fortuna0820 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Ichiban tomodachi", but I doubt you'd hear it ever used.
2006-08-14 06:05:58 · answer #7 · answered by Belie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋