TJC501

INTRODUCTORY JAPANESE LEVEL III

LESSON 14:
EXPRESSING DESIRES

PREPARED BY:
MARIAM BT. MOHD SALLEH
AKADEMI PENGAJIAN BAHASA
mms@tjc501 UiTM, SHAH ALAM
Expressing Desires using Noun

(Watashi wa) N ga hoshii desu.

I want N.

+ve -ve
hoshii desu. hoshikunai desu.

. used to express the speaker’s /1st

person desire
. can not used to express someone’s
else desire because only oneself can
ever know what he/she really wants
Expressing Desires using Noun

Adam
san
Renshū shimashō
Q: Tanjōbi ni nani ga hoshii desu ka.
/Tanjōbi ni donna N ga hoshii desu ka.
What / What kind of N do you want for your birthday?
Renshū shimashō
Q: Tanjōbi ni nani ga hoshii desu ka.
/Tanjōbi ni donna N ga hoshii desu ka.
What / What kind of N do you want for your birthday?
Renshū shimashō
Q: Tanjōbi ni nani ga hoshii desu ka.
/Tanjōbi ni donna N ga hoshii desu ka.
What / What kind of N do you want for your birthday?
Expressing Desires using Verb

(Watashi wa) V-tai desu.

I want to do V.
V-masu. → V-
tai

+ve -ve
V-tai desu. V-takunai desu.

. used to express the speaker’s /1 st

person desire
. can not used to express someone’s
else desire because only oneself can
ever know what he/she really wants
Expressing Desires using Verb

Rina
san
Renshū shimashō
Q: Nani o shitai desu ka.
ikimasu kaerimasu kimasu
LIBRARY A B

tabemasu nomimasu kakimasu

yomimasu mimasu kikimasu

Renshū shimashō
Q: Nani o shitai desu ka.
torimasu V-masu. → V-tai desu. moraimasu
agemasu

aimasu benkyō o shimasu kaimono o shimasu

sakkā o shimasu ryokō o shimasu

Renshū shimashō

Aina
san