Likes and love
Core words, Stage 1chunk 19 of 55Mind and feelings
Lets you talk about your type, your love life, jealousy and what bores you.
- kyoumi nainot interested; don't care about
- ren'airomance; love life; dating
- konomitaste; preference; type
- shitto surube jealous; jealousy
Mix-ups Ren'ai is romance as a topic, not loving one person (suki).
kyoumi nai
polite kyoumi arimasen
not interested; don't care about
A flat brush-off: [thing] ni kyoumi nai.
Positive: kyoumi ga aru (be interested). Said about a person, it sounds cold.
sonna hanashi, kyoumi nai yo
I'm not interested in that kind of thing.
そんな話、興味ないよ
sou iu hanashi ni wa kyoumi arimasen
I'm not interested in that kind of thing.
そういう話には興味ありません
Written 興味ない · きょうみない · 興味ありませんRank #1906 in 3,030 TV dramas
ren'ai
romance; love life; dating
Romantic love as a topic or part of life, not a feeling toward one person.
Loving one person is suki or koi. Ren'ai kekkon = a love marriage.
ima wa ren'ai yori shigoto ga daiji
Right now work matters more than romance.
今は恋愛より仕事が大事
ima wa ren'ai yori shigoto ga daiji desu
Right now work matters more than romance.
今は恋愛より仕事が大事です
Written 恋愛 · れんあいRank #1472 in 3,030 TV dramas
konomi
taste; preference; type
What you like in food, style or people: watashi no konomi (my type).
Konomi ja nai = not my thing. For people, taipu is just as common.
kare, kanzen ni watashi no konomi
He's totally my type.
彼、完全に私の好み
kare wa kanzen ni watashi no konomi desu
He's totally my type.
彼は完全に私の好みです
Written 好み · このみRank #2551 in 3,030 TV dramas
shitto suru
polite shitto shimasu
be jealous; jealousy
Jealousy in love, and envy of someone's success.
Casual alternative: yakimochi o yaku. Urayamashii is the lighter 'I envy you'.
betsu ni shitto shitenai shi
It's not like I'm jealous or anything.
別に嫉妬してないし
betsu ni shitto shite imasen yo
I'm not jealous, you know.
別に嫉妬していませんよ
Written 嫉妬する · しっとする · 嫉妬しますRank #2205 in 3,030 TV dramas