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〜たい Want to (Day 54) – Japanese from 0 to 100

2026-06-06100-Day Kind Japanese ChallengeKind Japanese

🌏 Japanese from 0 to 100 — Day 54

〜たい (Want to)


🧠 What is 〜たい?

〜たい means “want to do”.

👉 It shows your desire.


🔤 Basic Change

Verb (ます)

たい Form

Meaning

たべます

たべたい

want to eat

のみます

のみたい

want to drink

いきます

いきたい

want to go

みます

みたい

want to see

します

したい

want to do

👉 Change ます → たい


🔊 Key Point

• たい = desire
• Works like an adjective
• Used for yourself

👉 Very useful


✍️ How to Use

👉 Pattern:

• A は B を Verbたい

Examples:

• すし を たべたい
= want to eat sushi

• がっこう へ いきたい
= want to go to school


📝 Example Sentences

  • みず を のみたい。
    = want to drink water
  • ほん を よみたい。
    = want to read a book

👉 Practice speaking


❌ Common Mistakes

• Using dictionary form
• Forgetting たい
• Wrong verb base

👉 Use ます form base


📚 Learn Faster

• Think about your wants
• Practice daily
• Say out loud
• Make sentences

👉 Personal connection helps


🎯 Practice

👉 たべます → ?
👉 のみます → ?

Make 3 “want to” sentences


🧪 Mini Quiz

① Change to たい Form

No.

Verb

Answer

1

たべます

?

2

のみます

?

3

いきます

?

4

みます

?

5

します

?


② Meaning

No.

Sentence

Answer

6

すし を たべたい

?

7

みず を のみたい

?

8

がっこう へ いきたい

?


③ Translate

No.

English

Answer

9

want to eat sushi

?

10

want to go to school

?


📝 Answers

No.

Answer

1

たべたい

2

のみたい

3

いきたい

4

みたい

5

したい

6

want to eat sushi

7

want to drink water

8

want to go to school

9

すし を たべたい

10

がっこう へ いきたい


🚀 Next Step

👉 Day 55: 〜てください