10h • General discussion
❤️🇯🇵 Valentine’s Day in Japan
Today is Valentine’s Day and in Japan the tradition is a little different from many other countries.
On 14 February, it’s common for women to give chocolate to men — friends, classmates, coworkers or someone they like.
There are even different types of chocolate:
本命チョコ (ほんめいチョコ/honmei choko) — chocolate for someone you really like
義理チョコ (ぎりチョコ/giri choko) — “obligation chocolate” for friends or coworkers
Then, one month later on 14 March (White Day), men often give gifts in return.
What do you think of this tradition?
🧠 Mini Lesson: 好きです (I like…)
Valentine’s Day is a perfect chance to practise 好きです (suki desu).
Pattern: Noun + が好きです
Examples
チョコレートが好きです。
Chokorēto ga suki desu.
I like chocolate.
日本の文化が好きです。
Nihon no bunka ga suki desu.
I like Japanese culture.
映画が好きです。
Eiga ga suki desu.
I like movies.
If you say to someone 好きです, you are confessing your love for them. So be careful! 😍😄
🫵 Your Turn
Answer in English or Japanese!
チョコレートが好きですか。
Chokore-to ga suki desu ka.
どんなチョコレートが好きですか。
Donna chokore-to ga suki desu ka.
Or simply write: ＿＿＿が好きです。
Let’s practise together 🍫
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❤️🇯🇵 Valentine’s Day in Japan
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