suki desu

literally meaning "like" in japanese

Nihongo de: Tabemono ga suki desu.
In English: I like food.

by haruka April 13, 2006

arimasu

"to exsist" , "there is" , or "to have" for inanimate objects in japanese.
arimasu is in the -masu form; the dictionary form is aru

Nihongo de: enpitsu ga arimasu.
In English: I have a pencil.

by haruka March 15, 2006