At a Niseko job, if you can't put your wishes into words, you lose out. Politely saying "I want to leave early" or "please teach me to ski" is what gets people to help you.
Attach 〜たい to the stem of a 〜ます verb to say "I want to ...":
For negative, use 〜たくないです (I don't want to): 働きたくないです = I don't want to work.
〜たい is personal. You can only use it for your own desires. For someone else's, use 〜たがっています (he/she seems to want to), but at N5 you'll mostly stick to asking rather than reporting.
Asking a favor politely:
- スキーを教えてもらいたいです。 — I want you to teach me to ski.
In a Niseko workplace, raw 〜たい sounds a bit blunt to a boss. Add 〜んですが… at the end to leave room for the other side: 早く帰りたいんですが… lets the manager suggest a solution without you asking directly.
to teach / to tell
to memorize / to learn
early / fast
to rest / to take off
to speak / to talk
softener ending ('I was wondering if…')
I want to ... — personal desire.
I want you to ... — polite request for someone to do something for you.
Telling a manager your wishes in the staff room
Translate: 'I want to drink water.'
You want to tell your manager you'd like to leave early tomorrow. Which is the most natural?
Make a sentence: 教えて / スキー / もらいたい / を / です
今日は、休みたくないです。
Tell your Japanese coworker one thing you want to learn and one thing you want them to teach you. 2 lines.
Tomorrow: phone basics — もしもし, taking a reservation, transferring to the manager.
