Japanese Language Made Simpler - Lesson 6

This time we will learn how to construct sentences expressing our wants. This involves changing the verb into tai-form.xxx-masu to xxx-taiFor eg: ikimasu (go) -> ikitai (want to go)mimasu (see) -> mitai (want to see)Thus,Here’s the basic form of a sentence expressing a want.私は [want] [tai-form] です.I want to go to Malacca. = watashi wa mereka he ikitai desu. = 私はメレカへ行きたいです。(メレカ= Malacca.)I want to

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