How to Say “Do you like _ food?” in Japanese

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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