私も好き
watashi mo suki
In Japanese, "I like it too" is said as 私も好き (watashi mo suki).
This phrase is used to express agreement with someone else's preference for a specific object, activity or person.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the pronoun watashi (I), the particle mo (also/too) and the adjective suki (likable/like).
Which one should you use?
While watashi mo suki specifies that you like the object, the shorter watashi mo can be used to say "me too" in response to almost any statement.
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the phrase polite and suitable for use with strangers or superiors, you can add desu to the end of watashi mo suki to form 私も好きです. In casual speech, the phrase can end with the plain form da or simply end with the adjective suki.
How do you pronounce it?
watashi mo suki
Did you know?
- While suki means 'like', the word daisuki adds the prefix dai (big) to express 'love' or 'really like'. In many contexts, Japanese speakers use daisuki where an English speaker would use 'love'.
- In Japanese, the opposite of suki is kirai, meaning 'dislike' or 'hate'. Interestingly, kirai is also an adjective, meaning the object is 'hateful' rather than the speaker performing the action of hating.
- In Japanese, the word suki (like) is actually an adjective rather than a verb. Because of this, you are grammatically saying that a person or thing is 'likable' rather than saying 'I perform the action of liking'.
Examples in context
- 私も好きです。Watashi mo suki desu.I like it too.
- 私も好きだよ。Watashi mo suki da yo.I like it too, you know.
Example conversation
Misaki and Ren are talking about a movie they both watched.
- 蓮 Renこの映画、本当にいいよね。Kono eiga, hontou ni ii yo ne.This movie is really great, isn't it?
- 美咲 Misakiうん、私も好き。Un, watashi mo suki.Yeah, I like it too.
- 蓮 Ren特に音楽が最高だった。Tokuni ongaku ga saikou datta.Especially the music was the best.
- 美咲 Misakiそうだね、とても素敵だったね。Sou da ne, totemo suteki datta ne.I agree, it was very lovely.
