料理をするのが好きです
ryōri o suru no ga suki desu
To say "I like to cook" in Japanese, you say 料理をするのが好きです (ryōri o suru no ga suki desu).
This phrase is used to express that you enjoy the activity of preparing food. You can also say 料理が好きです, which uses the noun for cooking directly to mean "I like cooking," rather than focusing on the act of doing it.
Which one should you use?
The phrase 料理をするのが好きです focuses on the action of cooking. You may also use 料理が好きです to express a fondness for cooking in a more direct way by using the noun form. To increase the intensity of your feeling, you can say 料理が大好きです to mean "I adore cooking".
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The standard polite way to express this is 料理をするのが好きです or わたしは料理が好きです, where the use of desu at the end makes it appropriate for most social situations. For informal settings like speaking with friends or family, you can drop the desu to say 料理をするのが好き or use expressions like 料理が好きだよ。 or 料理するのが好きなんだ。
How does it change in a sentence?
It turns the verb suru (to do) into a noun phrase, allowing the entire action to serve as the object of the word suki (like).
How do you pronounce it?
ryōri o suru no ga suki desu
Did you know?
- The word 料理 (ryōri) comes from two characters meaning 'to manage' and 'material', reflecting the historical view of cooking as the careful management of ingredients.
- While 料理が好き means 'I like cooking', a Japanese speaker might use 料理が得意 (ryōri ga tokui) to express a preference based on being confident in their skill.
- In Japan, people often use the phrase 料理が趣味です (ryōri ga shumi desu), which means 'cooking is my hobby', to express that they like to cook in a formal introduction.
Examples in context
- 料理をするのが好きです。Ryōri o suru no ga suki desu.I like to cook.
- 休みの日は、料理をするのが好きです。Yasumi no hi wa, ryōri o suru no ga suki desu.On my days off, I like to cook.
Example conversation
Two friends are talking about their hobbies.
- 大翔 Hiroto大翔さんは何が好きですか？Hiroto-san wa nani ga suki desu ka?What do you like, Hiroto?
- 陽葵 Himari私は料理をするのが好きです。Watashi wa ryōri o suru no ga suki desu.I like to cook.
- 大翔 Hirotoすごいですね！何を作りますか？Sugoi desu ne! Nani o tsukurimasu ka?That's amazing! What do you make?
- 陽葵 Himariパスタをよく作ります。Pasuta o yoku tsukurimasu.I often make pasta.
