🌸 Japanese Topic 49初級🌿 Elementary

〜が好きです

~ ga suki desu

I like ~.

🌸 Expressing Likes and Preferences 🌸

💬 Dialogue

🌸 Expressing Likes 🌸

ケン：アンナさんは、日本料理が好きですか。

Anna-san wa, Nihon-ryouri ga suki desu ka.

Anna, do you like Japanese food?

アンナ：はい、大好きです。特にお寿司が好きです。

Hai, daisuki desu. Toku ni osushi ga suki desu.

Yes, I love it. I especially like sushi.

ケン：いいですね。飲み物は何が好きですか。

Ii desu ne. Nomimono wa nani ga suki desu ka.

That's good. What drinks do you like?

アンナ：お茶が好きです。ケンさんは？

Ocha ga suki desu. Ken-san wa?

I like tea. How about you, Ken?

ケン：僕はコーヒーが好きです。

Boku wa koohii ga suki desu.

I like coffee.

アンナ：そうですか。スポーツも好きですか。

Sou desu ka. Supootsu mo suki desu ka.

I see. Do you like sports too?

ケン：はい、テニスが大好きです。

Hai, tenisu ga daisuki desu.

Yes, I love tennis.

📖 Vocabulary

5 words

KanaRomajiEnglish

にほんりょうりnihon-ryouriJapanese food

おすしosushisushi

のみものnomimonodrinks / beverages

コーヒーkoohiicoffee

だいすきdaisukito love / like very much

⭐ Key Sentence

[Noun] が好きです。

[Noun] ga suki desu.

I like [Noun].

Pattern: [Noun] が好きです。
Meaning: To like something.

りんごが好きです。

Ringo ga suki desu.

I like apples.

犬が好きです。

Inu ga suki desu.

I like dogs.

🎓 Explanation

To express that you like something in Japanese, you use the pattern 「〜が好きです」.

The particle が (ga) is used to mark the object of your affection or preference, rather than the particle 'o' which is usually used for direct objects.

好き (suki) is actually a Na-adjective meaning 'likable'. Therefore, the sentence literally translates to '[Noun] is likable (to me)'.

To say you 'love' or 'really like' something, replace suki with 大好き (daisuki).

Neko ga suki desu.
= 'I like cats.'

Sushi ga daisuki desu.
= 'I love sushi.'

📝 Quiz

How do you say 'I like coffee' in Japanese?