Lesson notes · ≈ JLPT N5 · Beginner 1
want or not want to do
Use 「〜たいです／〜たくないです」 to express your own wish or reluctance to do an action.
What does she want to do? 「たいです」 expresses your own wish to do something.
First, remove 「ます」 from the verb’s 「ます形」: 行きます→行き.
Then add 「たいです」: 行き→行きたいです. Don’t keep 「ます」.
「ほしい」 describes things you want; 「たい」 describes actions you want to do, like going to a bookstore.
She doesn’t want to drink coffee right now. Use 「たくないです」 to say you don’t want to do something.
For the negative, replace 「たいです」 with 「たくないです」: 飲みたくないです.
With 「します」, remove 「ます」 first too: します→し→したいです.
To ask what someone wants to do, use 「何をしたいですか」. Reply by saying what you want to do.
The example says the speaker doesn’t want coffee right now. It doesn’t mean they can’t drink it or never drink it.
I want to go to a bookstore.
I don't want to drink coffee.
A: What do you want to do on your day off?
B: I want to drink coffee at a cafe.
A: Which cafe?
B: I want to go to the cafe in front of the station.
A: What do you want to do tonight?
B: I want to go shopping at a department store.
A: What do you want to do tomorrow?
Level 1 · Recognise
Which sentence is correct?
Level 1 · Recognise
Listen and choose the meaning
Level 2 · Build
Put the words in order
I want to drink coffee at a cafe.
Level 3 · Use
What goes in the blank?
図書館で です。
I want to study at the library.
A: What do you want to buy?
B: I want to buy a new bag.
B: I want to go on a date with my girlfriend. I want to go to the park.
