Japanese Lesson 5

shumi
hobby

audio file

ongaku wo kiku
listen to music

dokusho
reading

hon wo yomu
read books

-- wo yomu
read ---

shousetsu(nobel), essei(essay), manga(manga), zasshi(magazine), bungaku sakuhin(a literary work)....

--- wo miru
watch --- / see --- / look ---

terebi wo miru(watch TV), anime wo miru(watch anime), eiga wo miru(see movie), e wo miru(look picture)...

gogaku no benkyou wo suru
learn languages

--- wo suru
play --- / do ---

supootsu wo suru
do sports

basuketto(basketball), yakyuu(baseball), tenisu(tennis), ryouri(cooking), kaimono(shopping), benkyou(studying)...

--- wo hiku
play ---

gitaa(guitar), piano(piano), vaiorin(violin), chero(cello)

--- wo kaku
draw --- / write ---

e wo kaku(draw a picture), tegami wo kaku(write a letter), shi wo kaku(write a poem),
monogatari wo kaku(write a story), manga wo kaku(draw manga)

odoru
dancing

utau
singing

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watashi no shumi wa ongaku wo kiku koto desu.
(my hobby is to listen to music)

watashi wa ongaku wo kiku no ga suki desu.
(I like listening to music)
'no ga' = 'koto ga', you can say "ongaku wo kiku 'koto ga' suki desu"
but it's natural to say ongaku wo kiku 'no ga' suki desu.

watashi wa (noun / noun clause) ga suki desu = I like (noun / noun clause)

for example:
watashi wa kanojho ga sukidesu. = I like her
watashi wa anime ga suki desu. = I like anime.
watashi wa utau no ga suki desu. = I like singing.
watashi wa e wo kaki no ga suki desu. = I like to draw a picture.

To make a noun clause >>> "(verb) + no" or "(verb) + koto"
'ongaku wo kiku koto' and 'ongaku wo kiku no', both are the noun clause and you can say in the both ways.

However, in the case of using the verb (is, am, are), you can't say"(verb) no desu"
(i.e.)
My hobby is to take pictures.
correct: watashi no shumi wa shashin wo toru koto desu.
wrong: watashi no shumi wa shashin wo toru no desu.