About This Lesson
Use Talking about cooking as a hobby to practice Japanese conversation, pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, and quizzes.
Dialogue
A
料理が趣味なの？
ryoh-REE ga shoo-MEE na-noh? Is cooking your hobby?
B
家で簡単な料理を作るのが好き。
EE-eh deh kahn-TAHN nah ryoh-REE oh tsoo-KOO-roo noh gah soo-KEE. I like making simple food at home.
A
何を作るのが好き？
NAH-nee oh tsoo-KOO-roo noh gah soo-KEE? What do you like to make?
B
よく簡単なスープを作るよ。
YOH-koo kahn-TAHN nah SOO-poo oh tsoo-KOO-roo yoh. I often make a simple soup.
A
レシピを使うの？
reh-SHEE-pee oh tsoo-KOO noh? Do you use a recipe?
B
簡単なレシピを使うよ。
kahn-TAHN nah reh-SHEE-pee oh tsoo-KOO yoh. I follow an easy one.
A
できたら、食べてみたいな。
deh-KEE-tah-rah, tah-BEH-teh mee-TAH-ee nah. I would like to try it when it is ready.
B
スープを少し取っておくね。
SOO-poo oh soo-SHEE toht-teh oh-KOO neh. I will save some soup for you.Word by Word
料理
In 「料理が趣味なの？」, 「料理」 means cooking as an activity. In 「家で簡単な料理を作る」, it refers to a dish or food being made.
が
In 「料理が趣味なの？」, 「が」 marks 「料理」 as what is being described as a hobby. A reusable pattern is 「Xが趣味」, with X as the hobby.
趣味
In 「料理が趣味なの？」, 「趣味」 means hobby and identifies cooking as the activity being asked about. A reusable pattern is 「Xが趣味」.
な
In the exact expression 「趣味なの？」, 「な」 connects the noun 「趣味」 to the following 「の」 question expression. This helps form a casual question about whether something is a hobby.
の
In 「趣味なの？」, 「の」 has a question-ending function and gives the question a casual, explanatory tone. A common reusable pattern is 「Xなの？」 for a casual noun-based question.
家
In 「家で簡単な料理を作る」, 「家」 means home or house. It names the place where the cooking happens, and 「家で」 can be reused before an action.
で
In 「家で簡単な料理を作る」, 「で」 marks 「家」 as the place of the action. A reusable pattern is 「場所で」 followed by an action.
簡単
In 「簡単な料理」 and 「簡単なレシピ」, 「簡単」 means simple or easy. The pattern 「簡単な」 followed by a noun describes that thing as simple or easy.
を
In 「料理を作る」 and 「レシピを使う」, 「を」 marks the noun that the action is performed on. A reusable pattern is 「名詞を」 followed by a verb.
作る
In 「料理を作る」 and 「スープを作る」, 「作る」 means to make or cook. A reusable pattern is 「Xを作る」 when saying what food or other thing someone makes.
好き
In 「作るのが好き」, 「好き」 expresses liking the action of making something. The pattern 「Vのが好き」 is used to say that someone likes doing an action, and 「Xが好き」 expresses liking X.
何
In 「何を作るのが好き？」, 「何」 means what and asks which thing the listener likes to make. A reusable question pattern is 「何を」 followed by an action verb.
よく
In 「よく簡単なスープを作るよ」, 「よく」 means often. It commonly comes before a verb phrase, as in 「よく」 followed by an action.
スープ
In 「簡単なスープを作る」, 「スープ」 means soup, the food being made. A reusable expression is 「スープを作る」 when talking about making soup.
よ
In 「作るよ」, 「よ」 adds friendly emphasis while giving the listener information. A statement followed by 「よ」 can be used to inform or reassure someone.
レシピ
In 「レシピを使うの？」 and 「簡単なレシピを使うよ」, 「レシピ」 means recipe. The reusable expression 「レシピを使う」 means to use or follow a recipe.
使う
In 「レシピを使う」, 「使う」 means use, here referring to using a recipe while cooking. A common pattern is 「Xを使う」 for using X.
できたら
In 「できたら、食べてみたいな」, 「できたら」 means when it is ready or finished. A reusable pattern is 「Xができたら」 for saying what happens once X is ready.
食べて
In 「食べてみたい」, 「食べて」 is the te-form of 「食べる」 and appears before 「みたい」. It supplies the action of eating in the expression for wanting to try eating something.
みたい
After 「食べて」 in 「食べてみたい」, 「みたい」 expresses wanting to try doing the action. The reusable pattern is 「Vてみたい」 for saying that you want to try an action.
少し
In 「スープを少し取っておく」, 「少し」 means a little or some and indicates a small amount of soup. The pattern 「Nを少し」 can be used when taking or using a small amount of something.
取って
In 「取っておく」, 「取って」 is the te-form of 「取る」. Within this expression, it refers to taking some soup as part of setting it aside for later, and the reusable pattern is 「Vておく」.
おく
In 「取っておく」, 「おく」 adds the meaning of keeping or setting something aside for later. The whole expression means to reserve some soup now, and 「Vておく」 is reusable for preparation or retaining something for later.
ね
At the end of 「取っておくね」, 「ね」 gives the statement a friendly, reassuring tone. A sentence followed by 「ね」 can be used when making a friendly promise or seeking shared understanding.
Grammar Points
〜てみたい
少し食べてみたい。
soo-SHEE tah-BEH-teh mee-TAH-ee.I would like to try eating a little.
Attach 〜てみたい to a verb to say that you would like to try doing something.
〜たら
スープができたら、少し食べてみたい。
SOO-poo gah deh-KEE-tah-rah, soo-SHEE tah-BEH-teh mee-TAH-ee.When the soup is ready, I would like to try eating a little.
〜たら expresses a condition or time: “when” or “if” something happens.
Japanese Vocabulary
スープ
noun
SOO-poo
soup
できたら
phrase
deh-KEE-tah-rah
when it is ready; if it is ready
よく
adv
YOH-koo
often
レシピ
noun
reh-SHEE-pee
recipe
何
pron
NAH-nee
what
家
noun
EE-eh
home; house
簡単
adj
kahn-TAHN
simple; easy
好き
adj
soo-KEE
to like; fond of
作る
verb
tsoo-KOO-roo
to make; to cook
使う
verb
tsoo-KOO
to use
趣味
noun
shoo-MEE
hobby
料理
noun
ryoh-REE
cooking; dish
Quiz
Spelling
Tap the letters to spell the word.
when it is ready; if it is ready
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できたらrecipe
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レシピoften
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よくhobby