Japanese phrase

___が苦手です。 ___ ga niga te de su

Meaning

I am not good at ___.

When to use it

States that the speaker is not good at something. It is a polite and straightforward way to express a weakness in everyday conversation.

Example dialogue

数学は得意ですか? sū gaku wa toku i de su ka

Are you good at math?

いいえ、数学が苦手です。 i i e sū gaku ga niga te de su

No, I am not good at math.

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