ABSTRACT
Talking and asking about favorite activities are good ways to build personal relationships and make friends. This chapter describes Japanese methods of expressing likes and dislikes for things and activities. English speakers favor verbs over adjectives for the expression of likes and dislikes. For instance, between the verb like and the adjective be fond of, the verb like is used more commonly in conversation. Although Japanese speakers also use both verbs and adjectives to express likes and dislikes, they use the verb options less frequently. The chapter discusses or talks about favorite activities, use a nominalized clause with no as the object of the na-adjective suki na be fond of or kirai na dislike. Grammar points are followed by contextualized examples and exercises which allow students to reinforce and consolidate their learning.
