by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Do you like Italian food?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Do you like _ food?
_ は好き?
_ wa suki
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
_ は好きですか?
wa sukidesuka
- Do you like …? = あなたは … 好き? anatawa … suki
When you want to say “Do you like _ food?”, put the name of the food just before “は好き (wa suki)”.
For example, if you want to say “Do you like Italian food*?”, you can say like this :
- Italian food = イタリアン itarian
イタリアンは好き?
itarian wa suki
Or politely :
イタリアンは好きですか?
itarian wa sukidesuka
イタリアン
Italian food
+
(あなたは)は好き
do you like
We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everyday conversation.
Useful Vocabulary
- Japanese = 和食 washoku
- Chinese = 中華 chuuka
- Korean = 韓国料理 kankoku ryouri
- Thai = タイ料理 tai ryouri
- Hawaiian = ハワイアン hawaian
- French = フレンチ furenchi
- Italian = イタリアン itarian
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