11: What kind of manga do you like?
Hobbies, interests, and preferences
Learn vocabulary for talking about hobbies, entertainment, and personal interests. This lesson focuses on expressing likes, dislikes, and frequency of activities.

Key topics:
- ・Talking about hobbies and interests
- ・Expressing likes and dislikes
- ・Music, movies, and entertainment genres
- ・Sports and leisure activities
- ・Frequency adverbs (always, sometimes, etc.)
- ・Asking about preferences
Vocabulary
Conversation
Kanji
Grammar Rules
Rule 1: が すきです - Expressing Likes
Use this pattern to say what you like. The particle が marks the thing that is liked.
Rule 2: どんな - What Kind of
どんな is used to ask about the type or kind of something. It's similar to 'what kind of' in English.
Rule 3: を - Object Marker
The particle を marks the direct object of a verb - what is being acted upon.
Rule 4: と - And (Connecting Nouns)
と connects two or more nouns, similar to 'and' in English.
Rule 5: で - Means or Location of Action
で indicates where an action takes place or the means by which something is done.
Rule 6: ぜんぜん~ません - Not At All
ぜんぜん means 'not at all' and is used with negative verb forms to emphasize complete absence of an action.
Exercises
Question 1
Complete the sentence meaning 'I like manga.'
まんが ______ すきです。
Question 2
How do you ask 'What kind of movies do you like?'
Question 3
Complete the sentence meaning 'I read books.'
ほん ______ よみます。
Question 4
How do you say 'I like tennis and soccer.'?
Question 5
Choose the correct reading of 本 to complete the sentence.
この ______ は おもしろいです。
Question 6
What does 'そとで さんぽします' mean?
Question 7
Complete the sentence meaning 'I don't watch it at all.'
______ みません。
Question 8
What is the correct reading of 読みます?
しんぶんを ______。
Question 9
Complete the sentence meaning 'I don't like meat.'
にく ______ すきじゃありません。
Question 10
What is the meaning of 聞きます?
おんがくを ______。
Question 11
Complete the question meaning 'What kind of sports do you like?'
______ スポーツが すきですか。
Question 12
What is the correct reading of 見ます?
テレビを ______。
Question 13
Complete the sentence meaning 'I read a book.'
ほん ______ よみます。
Question 14
What is the correct reading of 友だち?
______ と あいます。
Question 15
Complete the sentence meaning 'I write with a pen.'
ペン ______ かきます。
Question 16
What is the correct reading of 何 in '何が好きですか'?
Question 17
Complete the sentence meaning 'I like books and movies.'
ほん ______ えいが ______ すきです。
Question 18
Which word is correctly paired with a negative verb to mean 'never'?
Question 19
Complete the sentence meaning 'I play tennis in the park.'
こうえん ______ てにすを します。
Question 20
Choose the correct sentence meaning 'I like watching movies with friends.'