は好きだけど

like ..., but

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like ..., but Used after a noun or topic to say that you like it, while introducing a contrast. The sentence may end here when the rest is understood from context.
JA: 猫は好きだけど、飼えないんだ。
EN: I like cats, but I can't have one.

は好きだけど冬は嫌い

I like summer, but I hate winter.

いや、でも野球を見に行くは好きだけど

No, but I do like going to baseball games.

この仕事は好きだけど

I like this job, but...

— 道 (1954)

トムのことは好きだけど愛してるわけじゃない

I like Tom, but I don't love him.

ぶどうは好きだけどそんなにたくさん食べられない

I like grapes, but I can't eat that many.

トムは好きだけど愛してはないよ

I like Tom, but I don't love him.

読むのは好きだけど話し合うんだ

I like reading, but we discuss the plot.

— 花様年華 (2000)

ニンニクは好きだけど臭いから滅多食べません

I like garlic, but I rarely eat it because of the smell.