Likes and preferences
What you like, what you don't and what you'd rather have comes up at every meal and in every shop. This lesson goes from to , covers choosing between two things, and shows the gentle ways to say you don't like something. Tap to hear any line. The bar at the bottom plays a hands-free drill for walking.
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25 words for likes and dislikes
Each card shows the word, the form you'll use and a sentence about food, family or free time. Six reuse words from earlier courses, and two use "want to" and "can't" from Everyday Japanese 3.
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From love to not keen
Japanese has strong and soft ways to say both. With people you don't know well, the softer ones sound better.
| Level | Positive | Negative |
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- が, not を. , and are adjectives, so the thing takes が: .
- Soften the no. sounds strong. People usually say or .
- is for other people. Use it to praise someone. About yourself, say , or まだまだ to be modest.
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Four patterns to use today
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Say it in Japanese
Say each one out loud before you reveal the answer. Getting close counts.