45. Meals & Favorites
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Vocabulary
rice; meal
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
bread
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
boxed lunch; bento
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
rice (uncooked)
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
food
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
drink; beverage
Noun
A word for a person, place, thing, or idea.
delicious; tasty
い-word
A describing word that ends in い. You change the ending to express different meanings — like 高い (expensive) becomes 高くない (not expensive).
Grammar
like; fond of
Use this to say you like something. Put the thing you like before が好き. It works like saying "I like..." in English. You can use it for food, hobbies, people — anything you enjoy.
Pattern
[noun] + が好きです
[thing you like] + が好きです (polite) / が好きだ (casual) 私はパンが好きです = I like bread
Examples
- The thing you like always comes before が好き, not after it. Think of it as: "As for me, bread is liked" — the topic (私は) is often dropped.
- 好き is not a verb — it works like "likeable" or "liked." That is why you use が before it instead of を.
dislike; hate
Use this to say you dislike something. It works exactly like が好き, but means the opposite. Put the thing you dislike before が嫌い. It is a strong word — closer to hate than not my favorite — so Japanese speakers sometimes soften it with ちょっと.
Pattern
[noun] + が嫌いです
[thing you dislike] + が嫌いです (polite) / が嫌いだ (casual)
Examples
- 嫌い is pretty direct — saying it bluntly can feel rude. To soften it, you can say ちょっと... instead of using 嫌い directly.
- 嫌い works the same way as 好き — the thing you dislike goes before が嫌い.
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