Hobbies and what you like
Conversation phrases, Stage 1chunk 12 of 68Likes and free time
Ask about hobbies and say what you're into.
- shumi wa?what are your hobbies?; what do you do for fun?
- ... ga shumi na n da... is my hobby; I'm into ...
- ... tte suki?do you like ...?
- ... no ga sukiI like (doing) ...
- shumi tte iu hodo ja nai kedoit's not really a hobby, but ...
Mix-ups no ga suki follows a verb (taberu no ga suki); a noun takes ga suki directly.
shumi wa?
polite goshumi wa nan desu ka?
what are your hobbies?; what do you do for fun?
A standard getting-to-know-you question; answer with ... ga shumi or ... ga suki.
Shumi wa? can sound like an interview question, so friends often ask yasumi no hi nani shiteru? instead.
shumi wa? nanka hamatteru mono aru?
What are your hobbies? Anything you're into?
趣味は？なんかハマってるものある？
goshumi wa nan desu ka? nanika suki na koto wa arimasu ka?
What are your hobbies? Is there anything you enjoy?
ご趣味は何ですか？何か好きなことはありますか？
Written 趣味は？ · しゅみは？ · ご趣味は何ですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 68× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
... ga shumi na n da
polite shumi wa ... desu
... is my hobby; I'm into ...
Put the hobby first; for an activity use a verb plus koto (ryouri suru koto ga shumi).
shashin ga shumi na n da. kamera mo motteru yo.
Photography's my hobby. I've got a proper camera too.
写真が趣味なんだ。カメラも持ってるよ。
shumi wa shashin desu. kamera mo motte imasu.
My hobby is photography. I have a camera too.
趣味は写真です。カメラも持っています。
Written 〜が趣味なんだ · 〜がしゅみなんだ · 趣味は〜ですWho you say itHeard 31× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
... tte suki?
polite ... wa suki desu ka?
do you like ...?
The casual way to ask about a food, band or activity; tte marks the topic, like wa.
Answer suki, daisuki, or amari suki ja nai (not really).
nattou tte suki? nihonjin demo kirai na hito ooi yo.
Do you like natto? Lots of Japanese people hate it too.
納豆って好き？日本人でも嫌いな人多いよ。
nattou wa suki desu ka? nihonjin demo kirai na hito ga ooi desu yo.
Do you like natto? Plenty of Japanese people don't.
納豆は好きですか？日本人でも嫌いな人が多いですよ。
Written 〜って好き？ · 〜ってすき？ · 〜は好きですか？Who you say it and hear itHeard 3× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
... no ga suki
polite ... no ga suki desu
I like (doing) ...
Turns a verb into a like: plain verb + no ga suki (oyogu no ga suki).
With a noun, drop the no (neko ga suki); suki takes ga, not o.
yasumi no hi wa eiga miru no ga suki.
On days off I like watching films.
休みの日は映画見るのが好き。
yasumi no hi wa eiga o miru no ga suki desu.
On my days off I like watching films.
休みの日は映画を見るのが好きです。
Written 〜のが好き · 〜のがすき · 〜のが好きですWho you say itHeard 424× in 3.17 million lines of film and TV subtitles
shumi tte iu hodo ja nai kedo
polite shumi to iu hodo ja nai n desu kedo
it's not really a hobby, but ...
A modest lead-in before naming something you do; Japanese speakers often play their hobbies down like this.
... tte iu hodo ja nai works for anything: 'not enough to call it ...'.
shumi tte iu hodo ja nai kedo, tama ni e o kaku.
It's not really a hobby, but I draw sometimes.
趣味っていうほどじゃないけど、たまに絵を描く。
shumi to iu hodo ja nai n desu kedo, tama ni e o kakimasu.
It's not really a hobby, but I draw now and then.
趣味というほどじゃないんですけど、たまに絵を描きます。
Written 趣味っていうほどじゃないけど · しゅみっていうほどじゃないけど · 趣味というほどじゃないんですけどWho you say itHeard too rare in film subtitles to count