🌸 Japanese Topic 50初級🌿 Elementary

〜が嫌いです

...ga kirai desu

To dislike something.

🌸 Expressing Dislikes with Nouns 🌸

💬 Dialogue

🌿 Expressing Dislikes 🌿

ケン：お昼ご飯に納豆はどうですか？

Ohirugohan ni nattō wa dō desu ka?

How about natto for lunch?

アンナ：すみません、わたしは納豆が嫌いです。

Sumimasen, watashi wa nattō ga kirai desu.

Sorry, I dislike natto.

ケン：そうですか。野菜は好きですか？

Sō desu ka. Yasai wa suki desu ka?

I see. Do you like vegetables?

アンナ：はい、でもピーマンが嫌いです。

Hai, demo pīman ga kirai desu.

Yes, but I dislike green peppers.

ケン：ぼくは冬が嫌いです。とても寒いですから。

Boku wa fuyu ga kirai desu. Totemo samui desu kara.

I dislike winter. Because it is very cold.

アンナ：わたしは冬が好きです。でも、雨が嫌いです。

Watashi wa fuyu ga suki desu. Demo, ame ga kirai desu.

I like winter. But, I dislike rain.

📖 Vocabulary

5 words

KanaRomajiEnglish

なっとうnattōfermented soybeans

ピーマンpīmangreen pepper

ふゆfuyuwinter

あめamerain

きらいkiraidislike / hate

⭐ Key Sentence

[Noun] が嫌いです。

[Noun] ga kirai desu.

I dislike [Noun].

Pattern: [Noun] が嫌いです。
Meaning: To dislike or hate something.

ピーマンが嫌いです。

Pīman ga kirai desu.

I dislike green peppers.

雨が嫌いです。

Ame ga kirai desu.

I dislike rain.

🎓 Explanation

To express that you dislike something in Japanese, you use the pattern "[Noun] が嫌いです".

The particle が is used to indicate the object of your dislike. Even though 'dislike' is a verb in English, kirai is a Na-adjective in Japanese.

Be careful: 嫌い (kirai) can be quite strong. In polite conversation, people often use nigate desu (I'm not good with/don't like much) to sound softer.

Nattō ga kirai desu.
= 'I dislike natto.'

Fuyu ga kirai desu.
= 'I dislike winter.'

📝 Quiz

How do you say 'I dislike rain' in Japanese?