First step to learning Japanese

Grammar Notes

Kudamono means "fruit".

Suki means "to like something" and expresses one's permanent taste.
Unlike English, this is not a verb, but an adjective, and the negative form is suki janai desu.
In Japanese language, there are two types of adjectives, but we will not talk about adjectives here.

Ga is a particle.
This particle has several roles like the particle wa.
Here, ga is used to indicate the object "fruit" of suki.

Practice 1

Let's practice the following words.

	kudamono	fruit
	ringo	apple
	sakkaa	football, soccer
	yakyuu	baseball
	inu	dog
	neko	cat

Practice 2

Let's make sentences and speak it.

	Watashi wa kudamono ga suki desu.
	I like fruit.
	Watashi wa ringo ga suki janai desu.
	I don't like apples.
	Watashi wa sakkaa ga suki desu.
	I like football.
	Watashi wa yakyuu ga suki janai desu.
	I don't like baseball.
	Watashi wa inu ga suki desu.
	I like dogs.
	Watashi wa neko ga suki janai desu.
	I don't like cats.
	Tanaka-san wa inu ga suki desu ka?
	Do you like dogs? (as asking Tanaka)
	Yamada-san wa neko ga suki desu ka?
	Do you like cats? (as asking Yamada)