Japanese Beginner Phrases Podcast 8

The word for cat is ねこ neko. And earlier we heard "I like pizza" is ピザが好きです。 piza ga suki desu.

Can you think how to say, I like cats? Note the "I" is not necessary.

ねこ　が　すき　です。
neko ga suki desu.

Let's say you are more of a dog person. Dog in Japanese is いぬ inu

How do you say, "I like dogs."?

いぬ　が　すき　です。
inu ga suki desu.

With a dictionary, you can find any noun you like for this construction. Just say what you like followed by が　すき　です ga suki desu.

Let's finish this with a very useful sentence every student of Japanese should know.

にほんご　が　すき　です。
nihongo ga suki desu.

This means I like Japanese.

Listen to this question and answer.

にほんご　が　すき　です　か？
Nihongo ga suki desu ka?

はい、にほんご　が　すき　です。
Hai, Nihongo ga suki desu.

I hope that is true for you too. Next podcast will cover a few common language words.