Grammar: Talking About Favorite Activities
To ask “What IS YOUR FAVORITE THING to do” in Japanese, you should use the expression: 好きなこと
Subject + Particle |
Question Word + Particle |
Verb + Question Mark |
|
ANATA NO SUKINA KOTO |
WA |
NAN |
DESU KA? |
あなた の 好きなこと （すきな） |
は |
なん |
です か。 |
To reply, you must substitute the question word by the appropriate NOUN as show below:
Subject + Particle |
Answer + Particle |
Verb |
|
WATASHI NO SUKINA KOTO |
WA |
YAKYUU |
DESU |
わたし のすきな こと |
は |
やきゅう |
です。 |
Another structure can be used to talk about what you like to do is: ACTIVITY + がすきです。
Subject + Particle |
Answer + Particle |
Verb |
|
WATASHI |
WA |
BASUKETOBOORU GA |
SUKI DESU |
わたし |
は |
バスケットボール が |
好きです。（すきです） |
好きなこと, Favorite Activities Let's begin talking about some things popular with teenagers in Japan. See how many of these things you also like to do. Please click here or click Begin below or click presentation, then see how many of the expressions you recognize.
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New Words Now try to identify the new words and then we'll learn some more. Click on the words in Japanese after you have tried to see if you know what they mean.
| やきゅう | |
| サッカー | |
| しあいを みる | |
| コンサートに いく | |
| やまで スキーを する | |
| こどもと あそぶ | |
| えを かく | |
| いぬの さんぽを する | |
| スノボーを する | |
| インターネットを する | |
| でんわで はなす | |
| がっきを ひく | |
| おんがくを きく | |
| のんびりする |
Vocabulary Practice Use this practice session to become familiar with the vocabulary in this lesson.
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Vocabulary Practice
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Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 1 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 1, Part A.
