A great way to make a new friend is to share about your interests and things you enjoy. Being able to say ” I like” in Japanese will get you started and warm-up your encounters!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(\u79c1\u306f)\u97f3\u697d\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002((I) like music.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Once again, it will sounds more natural<\/a> for Japanese to omit the first-person pronoun and topic marker, \u79c1\u306f (I). The particle \u304c marks a relationship with the verb and is called a subject marker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here “to like” is expressed with the adjective \u597d\u304d. The copula \u3067\u3059 can be dropped in casual context.<\/p>\n\n\n\n (\u79c1\u306f\uff09\u97f3\u697d\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002((I) like music.) To say you ‘don’t like’ something, you will end the sentence with the negative form of \u3067\u3059: the polite \u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093 or to sound more natural, \u3058\u3083\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093. <\/p>\n\n\n\n To soften your tone<\/a>, you can also add the adverb \u3042\u307e\u308a, which translates into “not very much, not really”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u30ab\u30e9\u30aa\u30b1\u306f\u3042\u307e\u308a<\/strong>\u597d\u304d\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002((I) don’t really like karaoke.) Vocabulary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u3067\u3082\u3001\u30ab\u30e9\u30aa\u30b1\u306f\u597d\u304d\u3067\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002(But, (I) don’t like karaoke.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
To ask if someone likes karaoke, you end the sentence with the particle \u304b.
\u30ab\u30e9\u30aa\u30b1\u304c\u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u304b\u3002(Do (you) like karaoke?<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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