How to Say “I like cooking.” in Japanese

How do you say “I like cooking.” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

I like cooking.

料理好きなんだ。

 ryouri* sukinanda

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

料理が好きです。

 ryouriga* sukidesu

*We pronounce “ryouri” like “ryōri”.

  • I like … = わたしは … が好きです watashiwa … ga sukidesu
  • cooking = 料理 ryouri

We do not usually say “わたしは watashiwa (= I)” in everyday conversation.


料理が
cooking

わたしは 好きです
I like