ピザが大好き
piza ga daisuki
In Japanese, "I love pizza" is expressed as ピザが大好き (piza ga daisuki).
This phrase is used to express a strong liking for pizza.
What does it mean word for word?
The word 大好き (daisuki) literally means "big like", combining dai (big) and suki (like).
How does it change in a sentence?
The particle が is used to mark ピザ as the object of your liking. To make the phrase a polite, complete sentence suitable for most social situations, you add です to the end, resulting in ピザが大好きです. Omitting です makes the phrase casual, as in ピザが大好き.
How do you pronounce it?
piza ga daisuki
When do people say it?
The phrase この地域のピザが大好きです。 can be used specifically to indicate that you love the particular variation of pizza found in that specific area.
Did you know?
- While English speakers use 'love' to express a strong preference, saying 愛している (aishiteiru) to describe your pizza would sound unnervingly dramatic, almost like a tragic poem or a confession of lifelong devotion.
- Japanese pizza culture features toppings that would be surprising to Westerners, such as mayonnaise, corn, and seafood.
- If you love pizza so much that it is your absolute favorite food, you might call it your 推しフード (oshi-fūdo), using the slang term 推し meaning 'my favorite/supported one'.
Examples in context
- わたしはピザが大好きです。I love pizza very much.This sentence is useful for practicing the phrase ピザが大好き.Tatoeba #191826 by KK_kaku_, translation #600494 by loins
- はい、大好きです。でもピザが一番好きです。Yes, I love it. But I love pizza the most.
- ピザが大好きなんだよ！I love pizza!
- 子供の頃からピザが大好きです。Kodomo no koro kara piza ga daisuki desu.I have loved pizza since I was a child.
- あそこのお店のピザが大好き！Asoko no omise no piza ga daisuki!I love the pizza at that shop!
Example conversation
Yui and Yota are deciding what to order for dinner.
- 結衣 Yui今夜は何を食べたい？Konya wa nani o tabetai?What do you want to eat tonight?
- 陽太 Yota僕はピザが大好きだから、ピザにしよう！Boku wa piza ga daisuki dakara, piza ni shiyou!I love pizza, so let's have pizza!
- 結衣 Yuiいい考えね。どこで注文する？Ii kangae ne. Doko de chūmon suru?Good idea. Where should we order from?
- 陽太 Yota駅前の店で頼もうか。Ekimae no mise de tanomou ka.Shall we order from the shop in front of the station?
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
