1.2.5 What Do You Like to Do?

• talk about what you and others like to do

Academic Vocabulary:
dictionary form of verbs, particle o (を) , particle to (と)

Lesson
Overview

I like to do .....

Yesterday, you learned how to express what you like using 〇〇がすきです (... ga suki desu). Today, we will learn how to express an activity you like to do. The grammar might look similar, but it's different.

Grammar pattern:

〇〇 の が すき です
(Verb casual form) no ga suki desu.
Meaning　→　I like to do .....

Remember the rule about verb placement in Japanese sentences? Verbs usually go at the end. But when expressing an activity you like, the verb needs to be in the middle of the sentence.
To do this, we turn the verb into a noun by adding the particle の after the verb's dictionary form. This allows the verb to act as the subject or object of the sentence.

なに を する の が すき です か？
nani wo suru no ga suki desu ka?

〇〇 の が すき です
...... no ga suki desu

​Note:　なに を する の が すき です か
　　　 Nani wo suru no ga suki desu ka?
　　　 What do you like to do?

Particle を ( wo / o )　→ read: "o"

Function of Particle を

を (pronounced "o") is used to mark the direct object of a sentence. The direct object is the thing that the action is being done to.

Pronunciation

Although written as を (wo), it is pronounced as "o" in modern Japanese.

Example：

えいが　を　みます
Eiga wo mimasu

Explanation :

えいが (eiga) is the direct object.

を (wo) marks えいが (eiga) as the direct object.

みます (mimasu) is the verb.

Translation: "I watch a movie."

​Noun 　を　 Verb

Example：

ほん　を　よみます
Hon wo yomimasu

Explanation :

ほん (hon) is the direct object.

を (wo) marks ほん (hon) as the direct object.

よみます (yomimasu) is the verb.

Translation: "I read a book."

Particle と ( to )

Function of Particle と

と (to) is a particle that indicates you are doing something with someone. Similar to "with" in English.

Example：

ともだち　と　あそびます
Tomodachi to asobimasu

Explanation :

ともだち (tomodachi) is the direct object.

と (to) is marked ともだち (tomodachi) as the person you are doing something with

あそびます (asobimasu) is the verb that describes the activity you and your friend will do/doing.

Translation: "I hang out/have fun with friends."

​Person 　と　 Verb

Drag and Drop

I like to play game with friend

Tomodachi (friend) to​

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suki desu

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

Geemu (game)

wo

suru

no

ga

I like to do ......

Polite：よみます　Yomimasu
Casual：よむ　Yomu
Group：Godan verb

Polite：みます　Mimasu
Casual：みる　Miru
Group：Ichidan verb

Polite：およぎます　Oyogimasu
Casual：およぐ　Oyogu
Group：Godan verb

To read

To watch/see

To swim

To go

To have fun/hang out

To play/do

Polite：いきます　Ikimasu
Casual：いく　Iku
Group：Godan verb

Polite：あそびます　Asobimasu
Casual：あそぶ　Asobu
Group：Godan verb

Polite：します　Shimasu
Casual：する　Suru
Group：Irregular verb

​〇〇 の が すき です
(Verb casual form) no ga suki desu
I like to do .......

Example:

がっこう に いく の が すき です
Gakkou ni iku no ga suki desu
I like going to school

​Pattern: Noun + Particle + Verb

テレビ Terebi : TV
ゲーム Geemu : Game
カラオケ Karaoke : Karaoke
ともだち Tomodachi : Friend
がっこう Gakkou : School
ほん Hon : Book

Reorder

Reorder the following words to form a correct sentence expressing "I like to do ...":

• VERB (CASUAL FORM)

• NO

• GA

• SUKI

• DESU

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Match

Match the following

• To watch / see

• To hang out / to have fun

• To read

• To swim

• To play / do

みます

Mimasu

あそびます

Asobimasu

よみます

　Yomimasu

およぎます

Oyogimasu

します

Shimasu

• みます

  Mimasu

• あそびます

  Asobimasu

• よみます

  　Yomimasu

• およぎます

  Oyogimasu

• します

  Shimasu

Categorize

Options (10)

Yomimasu

Asobimasu

Ikimasu

Mimasu

Oyogimasu

Suru

Taberu

Yomu

Iku

Oyogu

Organize these options into the right categories

Polite form

Casual Form

Open Ended

Create a full sentence in Japanese using the grammar you just learned today. Share with us the activity you like to do and with who you like to do it.