Word
たい
Meaning in Englishwant to do
Sentence
Related sentences
N4
それでも挑戦したいです。
Sore demo chousen shitai desu.
Even so I want to try.
N4
それについて少し話したい
Sore ni tsuite sukoshi hanashitai
I want to talk a little about that
N4
時間があるうちに必要な準備を全部終わらせておきたい
Jikan ga aru uchi ni hitsuyou na junbi o zenbu owarasete okitai
I want to finish all preparations while there is still time
N4
この問題は思ったより複雑みたいだから少し時間がかかりそう
Kono mondai wa omotta yori fukuzatsu mitai da kara sukoshi jikan ga kakarisou
This problem seems more complex than expected so it may take time
N5
私は日本語を勉強したいです。
Watashi wa nihongo o benkyou shitai desu.
I want to study Japanese.
N5
私はもっと日本語を勉強したいです。
Watashi wa motto nihongo o benkyou shitai desu.
I want to study more Japanese.
N5
日本へ行きたいです
Nihon e ikitai desu
I want to go to Japan
N5
私も行きたいです
Watashi mo ikitai desu
I also want to go
N5
私は日本語を話したいです。
Watashi wa nihongo o hanashitai desu.
I want to speak Japanese.
Grammar
Related grammar structures
N4
〜みたい
mitai
Indicates appearance comparison or informal assumption, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means seems like or like
N4
〜みたいだ
mitai da
Indicates informal appearance or comparison, attaches to verb adjective or noun, means seems like or is like
N5
〜たい
tai
Indicates speaker desire to perform an action, attaches to verb stem, equivalent to want to do something