Nihongo ga amari hanasemasen
How would you say something like "say" or "to speak" in Japanese? I don't speak Japanese very well. I'd like to know how to say "I like..."
"say" "to speak" wa nihongo de nan desu ka? Nihongo ga amari hanasemasen. "I like.." wa nihongo de nan desu ka?
毛糸さんへ
I'll tell you what I noticed.
日本語があまり話せません。(Nihongo ga amari hanasemasen.) It means "I don't speak Japanese very well.".
日本語を話すことが全然できません。(Nihongo wo hanasu koto ga zenzen dekimasen.) It means "I don't speak Japaense at all.".
Both of "話せません" and "話すことができません" are same. But some of Japanese may say "I can't speak English." as "私は英語が話せません。/話すことができません。".
I like・・・ ~が好きです
I like ・・・very much ~が大好き(daisuki)です
I love・・・ ~を愛して(aishite)います/~が大好きです
say 言う(yuu)
speak 話す(hanasu)
talk おしゃべりをする(oshaberi wo suru)
chat 雑談をする(zatudan wo suru)
I hope my explanation help you. Let's have fun with learningn Japanese ^^
See you,
Hanako