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Fun Friday

Fun Friday 02: Drinking Etiquette in Japan

In this podcast, Yoshiko and I (Alex) talk about etiquette for eating out and drinking with friends at an Izakaya, Hanami party or similar events. If you listen to this podcast you will learn some insider cultural knowledge which will help you to give you your black belt in partying with your Japanese friends.

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Lesson

Podcast 08: Talking about your likes and dislikes in Japanese

In this podcast Yoshiko and I teach you how to talk about your likes and dislikes. Check out the PDF show notes and podcasts to see all the examples.

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Dialogue

Podcast 08: Just the dialogues

These are the dialogues for podcast #08: Talking about your likes and dislikes in Japanese

Dialog 1

Yoshiko: ねぇ、ところで食べ物は何が好き?  – Ne, tokoro de tabemono wa nani ga suki – Hey, by the way, what food do  you like?

Alex: そうだな、やっぱりお寿司かな? –  Sō da na, yappari osushi kana – Hmm, let me see…well for me I  guess it is Sushi.

Yoshiko: 何のネタが一番好き? – Nan no neta ga ichiban suki –  What topping do you like?

Alex: 鮪が一番好きかも – Maguro ga ichiban suki kamo – I suppose it’s tuna.

Dialog 2

Yoshiko: ねぇ、ところでスポーツは何が好き? –  Ne, tokoro de supōtsu wa nani – Hey, by the way, what sport do  ga suki you like?

Alex: そうだな、やっぱり野球かな? – Sō da na, yappari yakyuu kana – Hmm, let me see…well for me I  guess it is baseball.

Yoshiko: どこのチームが一番好き? – Doko no chiimu ga ichiban suki – Which team do you like?

Alex: ジャイアンツが一番好きかも。 – Jaiantsu ga ichiban suki kamo – I suppose it’s The (Tokyo)  Giants.

How to express how much you like or dislike things

  1. 寿司が大好きです – Sushi ga dai suki (desu) – I love sushi
  2. 寿司が好きです – Sushi ga suki (desu) – I like sushi.
  3. 寿司がまあまあすきです – Sushi ga mama suki (desu) – Sushi is OK.
  4. 寿司があんまり好きじゃない – Sushi ga amari suki ja nai – I don’t like sushi very much.
  5. 寿司が嫌いです – Sushi ga kirai (desu) – I don’t like sushi.
  6. 寿司が大嫌い – Sushi ga daikkirai (desu) – I hate sushi.

 

 

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Show Notes

Lesson 08: Notes

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These are the download about PDf show notes for podcast #8 Talking about your likes and dislikes in Japanese.

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