by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “Do you play any sports?” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
Do you play any sports?
何かスポーツやってる？
nanika* supōtsu yatteru
If you want to ask politely, you can say :
何かスポーツやってますか？
nanika* supōtsu yattemasuka
*”何か (nanika)” is sometimes pronounced like “nanka” which sounds more casual.
Pronunciation
- do you ＝ あなたは* anatawa
- play ＝ やってる yatteru
- any ＝ 何か nanika
- sports ＝ スポーツ supōtsu
*We do not usually say “あなたは (anatawa)” in everyday conversation.
何か
any
＋
スポーツ
sports
＋
やってる
play
