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Learn to express likes and dislikes in Japanese

Expressing Likes: すき (suki)

Degrees of Liking:

• だいすき (daisuki) – Love/Really like

• すき (suki) – Like

• まあまあ (maamaa) – It’s okay/neutral

Example Sentences:

• ピザがだいすきです。 (Pizza ga daisuki desu) I love pizza!

• すしがすきです。 (Sushi ga suki desu) I like sushi.

• アニメはまあまあです。 (Anime wa maamaa desu) Anime is okay.

Expressing Dislikes: きらい (kirai)

Degrees of Disliking:

• きらい (kirai) – Dislike

• だいきらい (daikirai) – Hate/Really dislike

Example Sentences:

• なすがきらいです。 (Nasu ga kirai desu) I dislike eggplant.

• にんじんがだいきらいです。 (Ninjin ga daikirai desu) I really dislike carrots.

Grammar Pattern

Basic Structure:

[Topic] が/は + [Preference] + です

Example: りんごがすきです。 (Ringo ga suki desu) I like apples.

Comprehension Check

Choose the correct translation:

バナナがだいすきです。

1. I hate bananas
2. I really like bananas
3. Bananas are okay
4. I dislike bananas

Practice Time

Express your preferences:

1. What food do you love? (だいすき)
2. What sport do you like? (すき)
3. What subject is okay? (まあまあ)
4. What vegetable do you dislike? (きらい)
5. What activity do you really dislike? (だいきらい)