[✐1. Adagio] Telling what you want to do.

“I want to do this and that!”

[00:06]

Hello, everyone.  Let’s start.

Repeat after me

[00:11]

1.  study [masu form] > want to study

→ I want to study Japanese more.

2.  Play a game

→ I want to play a new game.

3.  eat

→ I want to eat Tempura.

4.  see/watch/look

→ I want to see a musical.

5.  go to bed

→ I want to go to bed soon/early.

6.  go

→ I want to go to Kamakura.

7.  listen/hear

→ I want to hear your story.

8.  buy

→ I want to buy a pair of headphones.

9.  drink

→ I want to drink Chu-hai*.

(chu-hai= light alcohol drinks mixed with carbonated water etc. For details check out this link : https://www.tsunagujapan.com/10-japanese-chu-hai-you-can-buy-at-convenience-stores/ )

[02:28]

Now, answer as follows.

For example;

Do you want to drink Japanese tea? No.

→ No I don’t want to drink.

[02:39]

Ready?

[02:41  ]

1.  Do you want to practice Kanji? No.

No, I don’t want to practice.

2.  Do you want to play baseball? No.

No, I don’t want to play.

3.  Do you want to see a horror movie? No.

No, I don’t want to see.

[03:30]

To be honest, those answers sound a bit harsh for Japanese people. When we want to politely say no, we probably say「Iie, chotto…」or｢iie, Iidesu.

[03:45]

For example,

Do you want to play football/soccer?

IIe, chotto…(well, I don’t’ know…).

[03:52]

Next is “I want to do nothing”.

Repeat after me

[03:57  ]

1.  Do you want to go somewhere? No, nowhere

→ No, I don’t want to go anywhere.

2.  Do you want to drink something? No, nothing

→ No, I don’t want to drink anything.

3.  Do you want to watch something on TV? No, nothing

→ No, I don’t want to watch anything.

[04:55]

By the way, when you want to suggest some kind of action, you’d better use ｢〜masenka｣, instead of ｢〜tai｣。

[05:05]

For example,

Do you want to come to my place?   :-(

Why don’t you come to my place?     :-)
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「あれもこれもしたい！」

[00:06]

みなさん、こんにちは。では、はじめましょう。

Repeat after me

[00:11]

1.  べんきょうします > べんきょうしたい

→ もっとにほんご  を べんきょうしたい

です。

2.  ゲームをします > ゲームをしたい

→ あたらしいゲームをしたいです。

3.  たべます > たべたい

→ てんぷらを たべたい です。

4.  みます > みたい

→ ミュージカルを みたいです。

5.  ねます > ねたい

→ はやくねたいです。

6.  いきます > いきたい

→ かまくらにいきたいです。

7.  ききます > ききたい

→ あなたのはなしをききたいです。

8.  かいます > かいたい

→ ヘッドフォンを かいたいです。

9.  のむ > のみたい

→ チューハイをのみたいです。

(チューハイ= light alcohol drinks mixed with carbonated water etc. For details check out this link :  https://www.tsunagujapan.com/10-japanese-chu-hai-you-can-buy-at-convenience-stores/ )

[02:28]

では、つぎのように、こたえましょう。

たとえば、

にほんちゃを のみたいですか。

いいえ

→ いいえ、のみたくないです。

[02:39]

いいですか。

[02:41]

1.  かんじをれんしゅうしたいですか。

いいえ

→ いいえ、(れんしゅう)したくないです。

2.  やきゅうをしたいですか。

いいえ

→ いいえ、した

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