Learn how to say that you don't like something
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| Introduction |
| John: Talking about Your Dislikes. In this lesson, you'll learn how to say that you don't like something in Japanese. |
| Body |
| John: Here's the way to say "I don't like caramel" in Japanese. |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメルは苦手です。(Kyarameru wa nigate desu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "caramel." |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメル [Slow] キャラメル (kyarameru) |
| John: Next is the topic particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] は [Slow] は (wa) |
| John: Next is the word literally meaning "poor at" or "not good at dealing with." |
| Risa: [Normal] 苦手 [Slow] 苦手 (nigate) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "am." |
| Risa: [Normal] です [Slow] です (desu) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't like caramel." |
| Risa: [Slow] キャラメルは苦手です。 [Normal] キャラメルは苦手です。 |
| John: Okay, now let's see an alternative way to say "I don't like caramel." |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメルは好きではありません。(Kyarameru wa suki de wa arimasen.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "caramel." |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメル [Slow] キャラメル (kyarameru) |
| John: Next is the topic particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] は [Slow] は (wa) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to like, likable." |
| Risa: [Normal] 好き [Slow] 好き (suki) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "is not." |
| Risa: [Normal] ではありません [Slow] ではありません (de wa arimasen) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I don't like caramel." |
| Risa: [Slow]キャラメルは好きではありません。 [Normal] キャラメルは好きではありません。 |
| John: The following is the way to say "I hate caramel." |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメルは嫌いです。(Kyarameru wa kirai desu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "caramel." |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメル [Slow] キャラメル (kyarameru) |
| John: Next is the topic particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] は [Slow] は(wa) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to dislike, unlikable." |
| Risa: [Normal] 嫌い [Slow] 嫌い (kirai) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "is." |
| Risa: [Normal] です [Slow] です (desu) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I hate caramel." |
| Risa: [Slow]キャラメルは嫌いです。 [Normal] キャラメルは嫌いです。 |
| John: Finally is a way to say "I really hate caramel." |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメルは大嫌いです。(Kyarameru wa daikirai desu.) |
| John: First is a word meaning "caramel." |
| Risa: [Normal] キャラメル [Slow] キャラメル (kyrameru) |
| John: Next is the topic particle. |
| Risa: [Normal] は [Slow] は (wa) |
| John: Next is the word meaning "to hate very much, very unlikable." |
| Risa: [Normal] 大嫌い [Slow] 大嫌い (daikirai) |
| John: Last is the word meaning "is." |
| Risa: [Normal] です [Slow] です(desu) |
| John: Listen again to the phrase meaning "I really hate caramel." |
| Risa: [Slow] キャラメルは大嫌いです。 [Normal] キャラメルは大嫌いです。 |
| Cultural Insight |
| John: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Risa: Japanese people tend to avoid saying negative words such as kirai desu and daikirai desu. They usually prefer euphemistic and indecisive expressions. So it’s better to use nigate desu, meaning “be bad at,” unless you have good reasons to dislike something. |
Outro |
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| John: And that's all for this lesson. Don't forget to check out the lesson notes, and we'll see you in the next lesson! |
| Risa: またね！(mata ne!) |
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