In a previous lesson we learned that we can nominalize verbs, which means turning them into nouns, by attaching の after the plain form. We used this to express skill at doing an activity.
We can use the same pattern to express our like or dislike of a certain activity. To say that you like doing something, we simply use a verb in the plain form + のが好き. Similarly, if you don’t like something, you can use plain form + のが嫌い.
We already knew how to say I like movies. Now we're also able to say I like watching movies.
| (I) like movies. | 映画 が 好き。eiga ga suki. |
| (I) like watching movies. | 映画 を 見るの が 好き。eiga o miruno ga suki. |
| I like eating with chopsticks. | 箸 で 食べるの が 好き。hashi de taberuno ga suki. |
| (My) girlfriend hates driving at night. | 彼女 は 夜 に 運転するの が 嫌い です。kanojo wa yoru ni untensuruno ga kirai desu. |
| (I) like traveling by steam train. | 汽車 で 旅行するの が 好き。kisha de ryokousuruno ga suki. |
| (I) don't like studying. | 勉強するの が 嫌い です。benkyousuruno ga kirai desu. |
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