Podcast 17: How to express your opinion in Japanese




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Summary: In this lesson Ami and I teach you how to ask and give your opinions on various topics using the verb 思う Omou – To think. This is usually used to say “I think that…”.<br> 思う is a very useful phrase you use all the time in conversation in Japanese. The main grammatical structure we will be using is this:<br> Something or someone…どう思う?Dō omou which means what do you think about so and so… For example:<br> 彼女どう思う? Kanojo wa dō omou What do you think of her?<br> 彼どう思う? Kare wa dō omou What do you think of him?<br> Then to answer you could say your opinion plus と思う which means I think so and so. So, for example you can say 可愛いと思うよ Kawaii to omou yo which means I think she’s cute or カッコイイと思うよ Kakko ii to omou which means I think he’s cool.<br>