How to Say “What’s your favorite food?” in Japanese

How do you say “What’s your favorite food?” in Japanese?

Today’s phrase is :

What’s your favorite food?

好きな食べ物なに?

 sukina tabemono nani

If you want to ask politely, you can say :

好きな食べ物なんですか?

 sukina tabemono nandesuka

  • what’s … ? = … は*なに? … wa nani
  • your = あなたの anatano
  • favorite = 好きな sukina
  • food = 食べ物 tabemono

*We often omit “は wa” in spoken language.

We do not usually say “あなたの anatano (= your)” in everyday conversation.


あなたの 好きな食べ物
your favorite food

なに
what’s