Food you like
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 15 of 68Likes and free time
Trade favourite foods and say how adventurous you are.
- suki na tabemono wa?what's your favourite food?
- tabeta koto aru?have you ever tried it?; have you ever eaten ...?
- nandemo taberu yoI'll eat anything; I'm not fussy
- suki kirai aru?anything you don't eat?; are you picky?
Mix-ups tabeta koto aru? (ever eaten it) vs tabeta? (did you eat).
suki na tabemono wa?
polite suki na tabemono wa nan desu ka?
what's your favourite food?
A small-talk staple; answer with the food plus ka na (raamen ka na) to sound relaxed.
Suki na + noun works for any favourite: suki na eiga wa? (favourite film?).
suki na tabemono wa? nihon ryouri da to?
What's your favourite food? Out of Japanese food?
好きな食べ物は？日本料理だと？
suki na tabemono wa nan desu ka? nihon ryouri de wa?
What's your favourite food? Among Japanese dishes?
好きな食べ物は何ですか？日本料理では？
Written 好きな食べ物は？ · すきなたべものは？ · 好きな食べ物は何ですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 10× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
tabeta koto aru?
polite tabeta koto arimasu ka?
have you ever tried it?; have you ever eaten ...?
Asked when offering or talking about a food; answer aru, or mada nai (not yet).
Past verb + koto aru = have ever done; works with any verb (itta koto aru).
monjayaki tabeta koto aru? oishii yo.
Have you ever had monjayaki? It's good.
もんじゃ焼き食べたことある？おいしいよ。
monjayaki, tabeta koto arimasu ka? oishii desu yo.
Have you ever had monjayaki? It's delicious.
もんじゃ焼き、食べたことありますか？おいしいですよ。
Written 食べたことある？ · たべたことある？ · 食べたことありますか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 5× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
nandemo taberu yo
polite nandemo tabemasu yo
I'll eat anything; I'm not fussy
Answer when asked what you'd like or whether you can eat something; add ... igai wa for the exception.
Nandemo = anything at all; nanimo with a negative means nothing.
nandemo taberu yo. nattou igai wa.
I'll eat anything. Except natto.
なんでも食べるよ。納豆以外は。
nandemo tabemasu yo. nattou igai wa.
I eat anything. Except natto.
なんでも食べますよ。納豆以外は。
Written なんでも食べるよ · なんでもたべるよ · なんでも食べますよWho you say itHeard 4× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
suki kirai aru?
polite suki kirai wa arimasu ka
anything you don't eat?; are you picky?
A host or friend asks before cooking or ordering; answer tokuni nai (nothing really) or name the food.
For allergies say arerugii ga arimasu.
kyou wa uchi de tsukuru kedo, suki kirai aru?
I'm cooking tonight. Anything you don't eat?
今日はうちで作るけど、好き嫌いある？
nanika suki kirai wa arimasu ka?
Is there anything you don't eat?
何か好き嫌いはありますか？
Written 好き嫌いある？ · すききらいある · 好き嫌いはありますかWho you say it and hear itHeard 6× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles