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Back to EpisodesBeginning Japanese Phrases #213: 〜たいです (want to do something)
Episode 213
Published 13 hours ago
Description
Today's podcast covers:
〜たいです — want to do something
This grammar pattern is attached to the stem of a verb to express the speaker's desire to do something. It is polite in form and translates roughly to 'I want to' in English.
Example: 日本語を上手に話したいです。
I want to speak Japanese well.
Vocabulary:
- 日本語を — Japanese, object marker
- 上手に — skillfully, well
- 話したいです — want to speak
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