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Lesson 2 ～たい、ほしい I Want To～
2023/09/17
Director: Kotaro Muramoto
Principal of Nihongo Online School
In September 2019, he founded "Nihongo Online School". Since then, has been teaching Japanese online lessons, with a total of over 1,000 students.
He has designed an individualized curriculum based on student’s needs and study goal. And is conscious of making the classes speech-centered in order to improve students’ speaking skills.
The school asks students to submit homework assignments worth 2 hours per lesson to improve faster. By supporting students with these features, students are able to efficiently improve Japanese language skills.
You learn how to explain “~たい、ほしい I want to~” in Japanese.
✅ ~たい、ほしい： I want to~
This usage expresses the desire of the speaker when he/she does something.
①V[ます-form] たい I want to do …
The plain form’s sentence pattern is “V [ます- form]たい”.
いく (to go) → いきたい (I want to go)
のむ (to drink) → のみたい (I want to drink)
たべる (to eat) → たべたい (I want to eat)
②I want Noun : Noun がほしい
Here is some examples.
★Let’s exercise
Q:なにをたべたいですか？
Naniwo tabetai desuka?
What do you want to eat?
A:すしをたべたいです!
Sushi wo tabetai desu.
I want to eat sushi!
Q:なにをのみたいですか？
Naniwo nomitai desuka?
What do you want to drink?
A:ジュースをのみたいです!
Juice wo nomitai desu.
I want to drink a juice!
③I want N : Nがほしい
Q:どんなくつが ほしいですか？
Donnna kutsu ga hoshii desuka?
What shoes do you want?
A:このくつがほしいです。
Kono kutsu ga hoshii desu.
I want these shoes.