How to Say ‘What do you like about Yuki?’ in Japanese
ユキのどこが好きですか？
yuki no doko ga suki desu ka
[YOO-kee no DOH-koh ga skee dess kah]
🇯🇵 In Japan: Friends asking this is a friendly way to check you out and look out for their friend. A warm, specific answer goes over much better than a shy "everything".
Phrase Breakdown
ユキのどこが
yuki no doko ga
what about Yuki
ユキのどこ means 'which part of Yuki' or 'what about Yuki'. が marks the subject. Say yu-ki no do-ko ga.
ユキのどこがいいですか？
What's good about Yuki?
Words in this phrase
ユキ
yuki
[YOO-kee]
Yuki (name)
A Japanese given name, here the person you're dating.
ユキと会います。
I'm meeting Yuki.
の
no
[no]
's; of
A particle that shows possession or connection between nouns.
知り合いの会社に興味があります。
I am interested in an acquaintance's company.
どこ
doko
[DOH-koh]
what part; what about
Usually 'where', but it can also ask which part or quality of a person you mean.
この本のどこがおもしろいですか？
What part of this book is interesting?
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?
好き means 'like', and ですか turns it into a polite question. Raise your pitch slightly at the end.
猫が好きですか？
Do you like cats?
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
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
A席はありますか。
Are there A seats available?
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