How to Say “I like reading.” in Japanese

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

Today’s phrase is :

I like reading.

読書好きなんだ。

 dokusho sukinanda

If you want to speak politely, you can say :

読書が好きです。

 dokushoga sukidesu

  • I like … = わたしは … が好きです watashiwa … ga sukidesu
  • reading = 読書 dokusho

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


読書が
reading

わたしは 好きです
I like