[4.Allegretto] Vて+ほしいんだけど
 “I want you to lend me some change….”
[00:08] 
Hello, everyone. How are you doing? There are many ways to ask for a favour, but today we will practice expressions that Japanese people often use with family, close colleagues, and friends. 
[00:21] 
Please make “hoshiindakedo” – sentence as follows. 
write 
→ I want you to write. 
Ready? 
[00:31] 
1. read 
→ I want you to read. 
2. eat 
→ I want you to eat 
3. lend 
→ I want you to lend it. 
4. help me 
→ I want you to help me. (I need your help.) 
5. bring 
→ I want you to bring it. 
6. take me(someone) 
→ I want you to take me(someone) with you. 
7. [go and] buy [and come back] 
→ I want you to buy it (for me).
 8. drive 
→ I want you to drive. 
9. throw away 
→ I want you to throw it away. 
10. look for / search 
→ I want you to look for it. 
11. participate 
→ I want you to participate. 
12. believe 
→ I want you to believe me. 
13. give / pass 
→ I want you to give it (to somebody). 
14. confirm / check 
→ I want you to check. 
So far so good? 
Repeat after me [
04:10] 
1. I want you to clean up the room. 
2. I want you to do the laundry. 
3. I want you to have a taste. 
(no ajimi wo suru = have(try) a taste of) 
4. I want you to pass the salt. 
5. I want you to buy me some vegetables. 
6. I want you to cook dinner. 
7. I want you to confirm the phone number. 
8. I want you to take my son. 
9. I want you to drive for me. 
10. I want you to join the party. 
11. I want you to believe me. 
12. I want you to give the document to the manager. 
13. I want you to wait. 
14. I want you to lend me some change.
[06:53]
Now, make a sentence as follows. 
now, room, clean up 
→ I want you to clean up the room now.
 OK?
[07:06] 
1. Please do the laundry by the end of the week. 
→ I want you to do the laundry by the end of the week. 
2. Please buy some soy sauce on your way home from work. 
→ I want you to buy soy sauce on your way from work. 
3. Please make a bento(lunch box) tomorrow. 
→ I want you to make me a bento tomorrow.
 4. Please confirm if this is okay. 
→ I want you to confirm if this is okay. 
5. Please take my son to Disneyland. 
→ I want you to take my son to Disneyland. 
6. Please attend the party next month. 
→ I want you to attend the party next month. 
7. Please wait a little long for a reply. 
→ I want you to wait a little longer for my reply. 
8. Please led me some change. 
→ I want you to lend me some change. 

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