日本語で趣味について話す – 好きな活動。趣味について日本語で話す方法を学びましょう。例文と基本語彙付き。
✨ Why Talk About Hobbies?
Talking about hobbies helps you introduce yourself and connect with others! It’s a great way to start a conversation in Japanese.
🗝️ Key Vocabulary for Self-Introduction
Say your Name
- English: As for me, I am Emma.
- Roman Letters: Watashi wa Ema desu.
- Japanese: わたしは エマ です。
- Particle「は (wa)」: This particle marks the topic or theme of the sentence (As for ~).
- Auxiliary verbs「だ (da)」➡「です (desu)」: Polite expression of “だ” (casual form) to make the sentence polite.
Say your Nationality
- English: I am American.
- Roman Letters: Amerika-jin desu.
- Japanese: アメリカじん です。
- 「人 (じん, jin)」: Means “person” or “people”.
- 「アメリカ人 (アメリカじん, Amerika jin)」: Refers to an American person.
Say your Hobby
- English: As for my hobby, it is cooking.
- Roman Letters: Watashi no shumi wa ryouri desu.
- Japanese: わたしの しゅみ は りょうり です。
- 「の (no)」: Shows affiliation, content, or ownership (My hobby).
- 「は (wa)」: Topic marker.
🎯 Simple Self-Introduction
Nice to meet you.
はじめまして。
Hajimemashite.
I’m Emma.
エマです。
Ema desu.
I came from America. / I am American.
アメリカから きました / アメリカじん です。
Amerika kara kimashita / Amerika jin desu.
As for my hobby, it is cooking.
しゅみは りょうり です。
Shumi wa ryouri desu.
Thank you in advance (for your kindness).
よろしく おねがいします。
Yoroshiku onegaishimasu.
🌟 Key Vocabulary and Phrases
Hobbies (趣味: shumi)
- Reading books: 読書(どくしょ) | Dokusho
- Sports: スポーツ(すぽーつ) | Supōtsu
- Travel: 旅行(りょこう) | Ryokou
- Cooking: 料理(りょうり) | Ryouri
Other Ways to Say “I” (私: watashi)
- Very formal: わたくし (watakushi)
- Young boys (casual): ぼく (boku)
- Male (very casual): おれ (ore)
Try filling in the blanks with your hobbies!
- わたし の しゅみ は りょうり です。
- Watashi no shumi wa ryouri desu.
- English: My hobby is cooking.
- Other hobbies to try:
- Reading: どくしょ (dokusho)
- Sports: スポーツ (supōtsu)
- Travel: りょこう (ryokou)
- When talking about yourself, “わたし” (watashi) is the most common word for “I,” but you can also use other words like “ぼく” (boku) or “おれ” (ore) depending on the formality and gender.
- “は” (wa) is used to mark the topic, so the part before “は” is the topic of the sentence (e.g., “As for my hobby”).
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