How do you say "What kind of food do you like?" in Japanese?

Quick use

Use どんなたべものがすきですか (donna tabemono ga suki desu ka) when you want to ask about food preferences.

This is useful before choosing a restaurant or when you want an easy topic that many people can answer.

Chunk or pattern

• Reusable pattern: どんな 〜 が / すき ですか
• Replace 〜 with the category you want to ask about.
• Good swaps here: えいが, おんがく, りょうり.

Core words

• どんな: what kind of.
• たべもの: food.
• すき: like.

Helper words and endings

• が: marks what the feeling is about.
• ですか: makes it a polite question.

Practical note

This asks for a type or category, so answers may be things like Japanese food, spicy food, ramen, or sweets.