How to Say ‘Things you dislike’ in Japanese
苦手なもの
nigate na mono
[nee-gah-teh nah moh-noh]
💬 Usage Tip: [苦手なもの] literally means "things someone is bad with," but for food it usually means foods someone dislikes or avoids. The [な] appears because [苦手] needs it before a noun, like [苦手な食べ物].
Phrase Breakdown
苦手
nigate
[nee-gah-teh]
dislike / not good with
Describes something a person dislikes or has difficulty with.
苦手なものを教えてください。
Please tell me what you dislike.
な
na
[nah]
-na
The linker used after a na-adjective before a noun, as in 苦手なもの.
苦手なものはありますか。
Are there things you dislike?
もの
mono
[moh-noh]
thing / item
A general word meaning thing. Here it refers to foods or ingredients someone dislikes.
苦手なものはありますか。
Are there things you dislike?
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