Japanese for English speakers Sports · Lesson 4

I would like to

Express desires with 〜たい (tai) — 行きたいです (I want to go), 食べたいです (I want to eat). Plus 冬休み (winter break), 特別な (special).

Conversation

  1. Rocky Rocky

    カイルさん、冬休みは何をしますか？

    Kairu san,fuyu yasumi wa nani o shimasu ka?

    Kyle, what are you doing in the winter break?

    Tip: <fuyu> = winter

  2. Kyle Kyle

    まだわかりません

    mada wakarimasen

    I don't know yet

  3. Kyle Kyle

    ロキーさんは特別な計画がありますか？

    Rokī san wa tokubetsuna kēkaku ga arimasu ka?

    Do you, Meera, have any special plans?

    Tip: <tokubetsu> = special, particular ("na" adjective) <kēkaku> = plan, schedule

  4. Rocky Rocky

    山登りに行きたいです

    yamanobori ni ikitai desu

    I'd like to go mountain climbing

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

How do you say 'I want to ...' in Japanese?

Verb stem + たいです: 食べたいです = 'I want to eat'. 飲みたいです = 'I want to drink'.

Can you use 〜たい for other people?

Use 〜たがる/たがっている when talking about others' apparent desires: 食べたがっている = 'they appear to want to eat'.

What is 計画 (keikaku)?

'Plan' or 'schedule' — 特別な計画 = 'special plan'.

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Japanese lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.

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