by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “subjects” in Japanese?
Today’s phrase is :
What’s your favorite subject?
好きな教科はなに？
sukina kyouka* wa nani
*We do not clearly pronounce the vowels in the middle of a word. We pronounce “kyouka” like “kyōka”.
We say “教科 (kyouka)” for “subjects”.
- What’s … ? ＝ … はなに？ wa nani
- your ＝ あなたの** anatano
- favorite subject ＝ 好きな教科 sukina kyouka
**We do not usually say “あなたの (anatano)” in everyday conversation.
好きな教科
favorite subject
＋
はなに？
What’s … ?
If you want to speak politely, you can say :
好きな教科は何ですか？
sukina kyouka wa nandesuka
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