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- Lucas: Welcome back to Learn Japanese with Fexingo. I'm Lucas. Luna: And I'm Luna! Episode 192 — I can't believe we're already here. Lucas: I know, time flies. Today we're tackling something really practical: how to talk about what you like and dislike in Japanese. Luna: Oh, I think I know 'suki' from anime. But I always get confused with the grammar. Lucas: Don't worry, we'll break it down. But first, a quick thought — if Fexingo has been helping you make real progress with Japanese, we just wanted to mention that listener support is what keeps this show going and ad-free. Luna: Yeah, it really does. If you'd like to support us, you can buy us a coffee at buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. Lucas: That's buy me a coffee dot com slash fexingo. And honestly, no pressure at all — we're just happy you're learning with us. Luna: Exactly. Okay, let's get into likes and dislikes. Lucas: Alright. The first phrase is 好きです. It means 'I like it' or 'I like something.' Let's say it together: 好きです. Luna: 好きです. Lucas: Good. Now, if you really like something, you can say 大好きです — 'I love it.' Repeat after me: 大好きです. Luna: 大好きです. That one's fun to say. Lucas: And for dislikes, we have 嫌いです. Be careful with the pronunciation: kirai. Listen: 嫌いです. Luna: 嫌いです. Lucas: Perfect. So let's practice with a mini conversation. Luna, let's pretend we're talking about food. I'll ask you a question: 何が好きですか — 'What do you like?' Luna: 何が好きですか? That's the question form? Lucas: Exactly. So answer me: 何が好きですか. Luna: Umm... ラーメンが好きです. I like ramen. Lucas: Nice! ラーメンが好きです. Notice we use the particle が after the thing you like. So ラーメンが好きです. Luna: ラーメンが好きです. Got it. Lucas: Now, what about something you don't like? Use 嫌いです. Luna: Hmm... 納豆が嫌いです. I don't like natto. Lucas: 納豆が嫌いです. Perfect. And if you love something? Use 大好きです. Luna: アイスクリームが大好きです. I love ice cream. Lucas: アイスクリームが大好きです. That's a great example. Now let's switch roles. You ask me: 何が好きですか. Luna: 何が好きですか? Lucas: 私は寿司が好きです. I like sushi. And 私はコーヒーが大好きです. And I love coffee. But I don't like spicy food — 辛い食べ物が嫌いです. Luna: 辛い食べ物が嫌いです. So you use が for the thing, and then 好きです, 大好きです, or 嫌いです. Lucas: Exactly. Let's practice those three again. Repeat after me: 好きです. Luna: 好きです. Lucas: 大好きです. Luna: 大好きです. Lucas: 嫌いです. Luna: 嫌いです. Lucas: And the question: 何が好きですか. Luna: 何が好きですか. Could I answer with just the thing and です? Like 寿司です? Lucas: You could, but using 好きです is more natural when expressing likes. So 寿司が好きです is better. Luna: Okay. 寿司が好きです. Lucas: Let's do a quick review. I'll say a phrase in English, you say it in Japanese. 'I like cats.' Luna: 猫が好きです. Lucas: Great. 'I love dogs.' Luna: 犬が大好きです. Lucas: Perfect. 'I don't like spiders.' Luna: 蜘蛛が嫌いです. Lucas: You're a natural. Now try asking me what I like: 何が好きですか. Luna: 何が好きですか? Lucas: 私は映画が好きです. I like movies. And you? Tell me one thing you like and one thing you don't like. Luna: 私は音楽が好きです. And 私は早起きが嫌いです. I don't like waking up early. Lucas: 早起きが嫌いです — that's so relatable. Well, with today's phrases you can talk about all kinds of preferences. Luna: Yeah, I'm already thinking of things I love. Like 抹茶が大好きです. Lucas: 抹茶が大好きです. Good. Let's wrap with a quick chant: 好き, 大好き, 嫌い. Luna: 好き, 大好き, 嫌い. Lucas: Perfect. Keep practicing these and next time you meet someone, you can ask them 何が好きですか. Luna: And tell them your own likes and dislikes. Thanks for joining us on Fexingo. Lucas: See you next episode. Keep up the great work.