How to Say ‘What do you like about them?’ in Japanese
どんなところが好きですか。
donna tokoro ga suki desu ka
[dohn-nah tokoro ga skee dess ka]
💬 Usage Tip: ところ literally means "place", but here it means "aspect" or "point". So どんなところ asks "what kind of points".
Phrase Breakdown
どんなところが
donna tokoro ga
what kind of points
'Donna' means 'what kind of' and 'tokoro' here means 'aspect/point'. 'Ga' marks the subject.
どんなところが大変ですか。
What parts are difficult?
Words in this phrase
どんな
donna
[dohn-nah]
what kind of; what sort of
Asks about the type/category. In clubs, it’s a friendly way to learn someone’s interests.
どんなスポーツが好きですか？
What kind of sports do you like?
ところ
tokoro
[tokoro]
point; moment
Used in the grammar pattern for just did something.
今来たところです。
I just got here.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
好きですか。
suki desu ka
do you like?
'Suki' sounds like 'ski' because the 'u' is almost silent. 'Ka' turns it into a question.
寿司が好きですか。
Do you like sushi?
Words in this phrase
好き
suki
[skee]
like; fond of
Used to describe something or someone you like.
営業のお仕事がお好きですか。
Do you like sales work?
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite copula
A polite sentence ending used in formal conversation.
少し伺いたいです。
I would like to ask a little.
か
ka
[ka]
question particle
Used at the end of sentences to make a question.
これは何ですか？
What is this?
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