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