How to Say “What kind of movies do you like?” in Japanese

How do you say “What kind of movies do you like?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

What kind of movies do you like?

どんな映画が好き?

 donna eiga* ga suki

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

どんな映画が好きですか?

 donna eiga* ga sukidesuka

*We pronounce “eiga” like “ēga”.

  • what kind of … = どんな … donna …
  • movies = 映画 eiga
  • you like = あなたは好き anatawa suki

We do not usually say “あなたは anatawa (= you)” in everyday conversation.


どんな
what kind of

映画が
movies

(あなたは)好き
(do you) like