How to Say ‘Make/cook (polite)’ in Japanese
つくります
つくります
💬 Usage Tip: [作ります] is “make” (including cooking). Example: [週末に カレーを つくります] = “I make curry on weekends.”
🇯🇵 In Japan: Home cooking is a common hobby topic. People may respond with [いいですね] or ask [よく つくりますか] (“Do you make it often?”).
Word-by-Word Breakdown
つくりつくり
[tsukuri]
make; create (verb stem)
Verb stem of つくります (to make). Use it with ます to form a polite present/future statement. Often used for cooking as a hobby.
週末にカレーをつくります。
I make curry on weekends.
ますます
[masu]
polite verb ending (ます)
Polite ending added to a verb stem to make a courteous statement in standard self-introductions (e.g., します, 見ます, 行きます).
休みの日は料理をつくります。
On my days off, I cook (make food).
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