Learn Japanese grammar: のが上手 / のがじょうずです (no ga jouzu desu). Meaning: to be good at doing something.
Example A)
Simply add のが上手 (no ga jouzu) after a verb in its dictionary form to say you are good at that action.
スポーツをするのが上手ですね。
supootsu o suru no ga jouzu desu ne.
You are very good at sports.
This grammar is usually written with its kanji form.
To say the opposite “bad at”, use のが下手 (no ga heta)
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のが上手 - Example Sentences 例文
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Example #1
あなたは教えるのが上手です。
Example #2
彼は歌うのが上手だ。
Example #3
彼女はピアノを弾くのが上手。
Example #4
あなたはお箸を使うのが上手ですね。
Example #5
私はそんなに日本語を話すのが上手ではない。
Example #6
高校のとき、運動をするのが上手だったが今は違う。
Example #7
私は母ほど料理をするのが上手ではありません。
Example #8
時間を管理するのが上手ではない。
Vocabulary List 語彙
| Kanji 漢字 | Kana カナ | English 英語 |
|---|---|---|
| 上手 | じょうず | skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at) |
| 話す | はなす | to speak; to talk; to converse |
| 高校 | こうこう | senior high school; high school |
| 母 | はは | mother |
| 日本語 | にほんご | Japanese language |
| 教える | おしえる | to teach |
| 彼 | かれ | he |
| 歌う | うたう | to sing |
| 彼女 | かのじょ | she |
| ピアノを弾く | ぴあのをひく | to play piano |
| お箸 | おはし | chopsticks |
| 使う | つかう | to use |
| そんなに | not very | |
| 時間 | じかん | time |
| 管理 | かんり | management |
| 運動 | うんどう | exercise |
| 今 | いま | now |
| 違う | ちがう | different |
| 母ほど | ははほど | like my mother |
| 料理 | りょうり | cooking; food |
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