lingophant_japanese
11-06-2026
06 - Interests and Opinions

Express opinions, preferences, likes, and dislikes.

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好きな音楽は何ですか
 
What's your favorite music? (好きな = 好き (like) as adjective form. 音楽 = 音 (sound) + 楽 (pleasant).)
好きな食べ物は何ですか
 
What's your favorite food? (食べ物 = 食べる (eat) + 物 (thing) — 'eat-thing'.)
犬より猫の方がいい
 
Cats are better than dogs (Comparative pattern: AよりBの方が... = 'compared to A, B is more...')
犬より猫の方が好きです
 
I like cats more than dogs
本当？私も好き！
 
Really? I like that too! (も = too/also.)
おすすめはありますか
 
Do you have a recommendation for us? (おすすめ from 勧める (susumeru, to recommend).)
車が大嫌いです
 
I hate cars (大嫌い = 'big-hate'. Parallels 大好き (big-like).)
やったことありますか
 
Have you ever tried it? (〜たことある = 'have the experience of ~ing'. やる = to do.)
どっちがいいですか
 
Which one is better? (どっち = which (of two). が marks subject in comparisons.)
寿司は好きですか
 
Do you like sushi?
それについてどう思いますか
 
What do you think about that? (について = 'about'. 思う (omou) = to think.)
〜と思います
 
I think that… (と marks quoted thought, placed BEFORE 思う.)
そうは思いません
 
I don't think so (そう = so/like that. は after そう emphasizes the contrast.)
よく分かりません
 
I'm not sure (Literally 'I don't understand well'.)
その通り！
 
You're right! (通り (toori) = way/manner. Literally 'in that way' = exactly so.)
コーヒーもいかがですか
 
Do you want coffee too? (いかが = polite 'how about'. Common in offers.)
いいえ、結構です。コーヒーは好きじゃありません
 
No thanks, I don't like coffee (結構です (kekkou desu) = 'I'm fine/no thank you' — polite refusal.)
コーヒーも好きだけど、お茶の方が好きです
 
I like coffee but I prefer tea (けど = but. お茶 = 'honored tea'.)
ビールはいかがですか
 
Can I offer you a beer?
はい、ぜひ！ビールが大好きです
 
Yes, sure! I love beer (ぜひ = 'by all means/please do'.)
コーヒーは濃すぎるから好きじゃない
 
I don't like coffee because it's too strong (濃い (koi) = strong/thick. 〜すぎる = too much. から = because.)
コーヒーは世界一です
 
Coffee is the best thing in the world (世界一 = 世界 (world) + 一 (one) — 'world's number one'.)
ビールは世界で一番最悪です
 
Beer is the worst thing in the world (一番 = 'number one' (most). 最悪 = 最 (most) + 悪 (bad).)
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