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N5 Language LearningOct 5, 2026

Get Exactly What You Want in Japan With This Japanese Phrase

Get Exactly What You Want in Japan With This Japanese Phrase

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好すきなお部屋へやですね。あの絵えも好すきです。妻つまもあの絵えが好すきです。でも私わたしは他ほかの絵えが欲ほしいです。佐々木ささきさんはどんな絵えが欲ほしいですか？おもしろい絵えが欲ほしいです。Let's break it down. 好すきなお部屋へやですね。あの絵えも好すきです。It's a beautiful room, isn't it? The picture is also nice.妻つまもあの絵えが好すきです。でも
It's a room you like, isn't it? I like that picture too. My wife also likes that picture. But I want a different picture. Sasaki-san, what kind of picture do you want? I want an interesting picture. Let's break it down. It's a room you like, isn't it? The picture is also nice. My wife also likes that picture. But
私わたし
I
は
is
他ほかの絵えが欲ほしい
want a different picture
です
is
佐々木ささき
Sasaki
さん
-san
は
is
どんな絵えが欲ほしいですか
what kind of picture do you want?
佐々木ささき
Sasaki
佐々木ささきさんは
Sasaki-san
佐々木ささき。佐々木ささきさんは
Sasaki. Sasaki-san
はは、Putting it together, 佐々木ささきさんは
Haha, Putting it together, Sasaki-san
佐々木ささき
Sasaki
佐々木ささきさんはどんな means what kind of? It asks for specific type or characteristic。どんなどんな絵え picture? This is the subject of inquiry。絵え絵えが here is the object of desire marking particle。がが、So どんな絵えが translates to what kind of picture。どんな絵えが欲ほしい is an adjective in Japanese, but equivalent to want in English。欲ほしい
Sasaki-san wa means what kind of? It asks for specific type or characteristic. dono dono what kind of picture? This is the subject of inquiry. ga ga, here is the object of desire marking particle. So dono ga translates to what kind of picture. ga hoshii is an adjective in Japanese, but equivalent to want in English. hoshii
欲ほしいですか
do you want?
ですか？ですか
do you want? do you want?
佐々木ささきさんはどんな絵画かいが欲ほしいですか
What kind of picture does Sasaki-san want?
佐々木ささき
Sasaki
さん
-san
はどんな絵画かいが欲ほしいですか？面白おもしろい絵画かいが欲ほしいです。I want interesting pictures。面白おもしろい is interesting。面白おもしろい、面白おもしろい。え、picture、え、え、が here is the object of the desire marking particle。As previously noted、が、欲ほしい as already mentioned is an adjective in Japanese, but equivalent to want in English。欲ほしい、欲ほしい。です is a polite ending to statement。です、です。Or together、面白おもしろい絵画かいが欲ほしい
wa dono picture do you want? I want interesting pictures. omoshiroi is interesting. omoshiroi, omoshiroi. eh, picture, eh, eh, ga here is the object of the desire marking particle. As previously noted, ga, hoshii as already mentioned is an adjective in Japanese, but equivalent to want in English. hoshii, hoshii. desu is a polite ending to statement. desu, desu. Or together, omoshiroi picture I want
です
is
面白おもしろい
interesting
絵画かいが
picture
欲ほしいです。Let's look at sentence pattern。This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow。Adjective、item、が、欲ほしいです
I want. Let's look at sentence pattern. This pattern is the structure that all of our examples will follow. Adjective, item, ga, I want
が
but
欲ほしいです。I want adjective item。In this pattern, you describe what kind of item you want using an adjective followed by item itself。The particle が links the item to the phrase ほしいです, expressing the desire for the item。This structure allows for expressing specific desires about items in Japanese, providing a clear and direct way to state what you want。Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern。面白おもしろい絵画かいが
I want. I want adjective item. In this pattern, you describe what kind of item you want using an adjective followed by item itself. The particle ga links the item to the phrase hoshii desu, expressing the desire for the item. This structure allows for expressing specific desires about items in Japanese, providing a clear and direct way to state what you want. Let's see how a line from the dialogue follows this pattern. interesting picture
欲ほしい
I want
です
is
面白おもしろい is the adjective, meaning interesting。It describes the kind of pictures being desired。Then、え
interesting is the adjective, meaning interesting. It describes the kind of pictures being desired. Then, eh
です. Finally, ほしいです this phrase means I want, and is a polite way to express a need or a want. Together, this sentence 面白おもしろい絵えがほしいです
desu. Finally, hoshii desu this phrase means I want, and is a polite way to express a need or a want. Together, this sentence I want an interesting picture
新あたらしい
new
友達ともだち
friend
が
but
ほしい
I want
です
is
新あたらしい
new
友達ともだち
friend
が
but
ほしい
I want
です phrase. Here's another example. 大おおきい車くるまがほしいです. I want a big car. 大おおきい車くるまがほしいです. 大おおきい車くるまがほしいです. Let's try one more. 永ながいな
desu phrase. Here's another example. I want a big car. I want a big car. I want a big car. Let's try one more. I want a
絵えが
picture
ほしい
I want
です
is
永ながいな絵えがほしいです. 永ながいな絵えがほしいです. Another one. いい傘かさがほしいです. I want a good umbrella. いい傘かさがほしいです. いい傘かさがほしいです. One last example. 大おおきいケーキがほしいです. I want a delicious cake. 大おおきいケーキがほしいです. 大おおきいケーキがほしいです. Let's review. Do you remember how to say interesting? おもしろいおもしろい
I want a long picture. I want a long picture. Another one. I want a good umbrella. I want a good umbrella. I want a good umbrella. I want a good umbrella. One last example. I want a big cake. I want a delicious cake. I want a big cake. I want a big cake. Let's review. Do you remember how to say interesting? Interesting, interesting
え
e
が。And how to say I want。欲ほしいです、欲ほしいです
ga. And how to say I want. I want, I want
面白おもしろい絵えが欲ほしいです
I want an interesting picture
面白おもしろい
interesting
絵えが
picture
欲ほしいです。Thank you for watching. Now you know how to say what you want in Japanese. And now you can move on to the practice. Download the practice PDF in the PDF section of this lesson. Do you know how to connect adjectives to nouns in Japanese? Welcome to three-step Japanese practice by JapanesePort11.com. In this lesson, you will practice modifying nouns with adjectives. Let's look at the main dialogue. Jun Sasaki is talking to his neighbor about what kind of picture he would like in his room. Sasakiさんは
I want. Thank you for watching. Now you know how to say what you want in Japanese. And now you can move on to the practice. Download the practice PDF in the PDF section of this lesson. Do you know how to connect adjectives to nouns in Japanese? Welcome to three-step Japanese practice by JapanesePort11.com. In this lesson, you will practice modifying nouns with adjectives. Let's look at the main dialogue. Jun Sasaki is talking to his neighbor about what kind of picture he would like in his room. Sasaki-san
どんな絵えが欲ほしいですか
What kind of picture do you want?
おもしろい
interesting
絵え
picture
が
ga
欲ほしい
I want
です
to
おもしろい絵えが欲ほしい
I want an interesting picture
です
to
おもしろい、interesting. He does this by saying the adjective followed by the noun. This is because おもしろい is an I adjective where you use the dictionary form which ends with い. And add the I adjective before the item you'd like to modify. The other kind of adjective is a な adjective. Unlike when you use な adjectives at the end of sentences, when you use な adjectives to describe an item, you use the な adjective followed by な
interesting. He does this by saying the adjective followed by the noun. This is because interesting is an i adjective where you use the dictionary form which ends with i. And add the i adjective before the item you'd like to modify. The other kind of adjective is a na adjective. Unlike when you use na adjectives at the end of sentences, when you use na adjectives to describe an item, you use the na adjective followed by na
売うりジャケットです。売うりジャケットです
It's a wonderful jacket. It's a wonderful jacket
なな
na na
売うりな
wonderful na
ジャケット
jacket
です。売うりなジャケットです。 That's a nice jacket. Though it ends with an I sound, 売うり is actually a な adjective. So you put な between 売うり, the adjective, and ジャケット, the noun. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? 酒さけを飲のみますか？酒さけを飲のみますか？いい酒さけいスープを飲のみますか？酒さけいスープを飲のみます
to. It's a wonderful jacket. That's a nice jacket. Though it ends with an i sound, wonderful is actually a na adjective. So you put na between wonderful, the adjective, and jacket, the noun. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? Do you drink warm soup? Do you drink warm soup? Good, warm soup. Do you drink warm soup? Do you drink warm soup
か？ Do you drink warm soup? 酒さけい is an I adjective. So you don't put anything between 酒しゅい
to? Do you drink warm soup? Warm is an i adjective. So you don't put anything between warm
スープ, the noun. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? 田中先生せんせいは売うり or な先生せんせいです。田中先生せんせいは
soup, the noun. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? Professor Tanaka is a wonderful or na teacher. Professor Tanaka is
売うり or な先生せんせいです。なな田中先生せんせいは
wonderful or na teacher. Na na. Professor Tanaka is
売うりな
wonderful na
先生せんせい
teacher
です。田中先生せんせいは売うりな先生せんせいです。 Professor Tanaka is a wonderful teacher. な is used here because 売うり is a な adjective. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? 高たかい or なカバン
to. Professor Tanaka is a wonderful teacher. Professor Tanaka is a wonderful teacher. Na is used here because wonderful is a na adjective. Choose the best answer to complete the sentence. Ready? Expensive or na bag
を買かいました
I bought
高たかい
expensive
おカバンを買かいました
bag I bought
いい高たかい
good expensive
カバン
bag
を
I
買かいました
bought
高たかいカバンを買かいました
I bought an expensive bag
い is used here because 高たかい is an adjective, so just dictionary form of 高たかい is placed before the noun. Answer some body words to make a sentence.広広ひろびろい広ひろい部屋へや
い is used here because 高い is an adjective, so just the dictionary form of 高い is placed before the noun. Answer with some body words to make a sentence. Wide wide wide room
広ひろい
wide
部屋へや
room
です
is
広ひろい部屋へやですね。This is a spacious room.広ひろい
It's a wide room, isn't it. This is a spacious room. Wide
部屋へやですね。Translate I want a beautiful painting into Japanese。きれいbeautiful followed byなnextえpainting followed byがthis is the subject particle then欲ほしいです。This is the phrase you use when you want something。きれい is actually an adjective, so here we placeな between it and the noun。きれいな絵えが欲ほしいです。きれいな絵えが欲ほしいです。I want a beautiful painting. Translate I want new friends into Japanese。新あたらしいnew followed by友達ともだちfriends nextが
room, isn't it. Translate I want a beautiful painting into Japanese. Beautiful followed by na followed by painting followed by ga, this is the subject particle, then hoshii desu. This is the phrase you use when you want something. Kirei is actually a na adjective, so here we place na between it and the noun. I want a beautiful painting. I want a beautiful painting. I want a beautiful painting. Translate I want new friends into Japanese. New followed by friends next ga
欲ほしいです。 This is the phrase you use when you want something. As you can see, there is nothing between 新あたらしい and 友達ともだち. That's because 新あたらしい
hoshii desu. This is the phrase you use when you want something. As you can see, there is nothing between atarashii and tomodachi. That's because atarashii
新あたらしい
new
友達ともだちが欲ほしいです。新あたらしい友達ともだちが欲ほしいです。 I want new friends. Translate I want a big car into Japanese. 大おおきい, big, followed by 車しゃ
friends ga hoshii desu. I want new friends. I want new friends. Translate I want a big car into Japanese. Big, followed by car
が. This is the subject particle. Followed by 欲ほしいです. This is the phrase you use when you want something. There is nothing between 大おおきい and 車しゃ. That's because 大おおきい is also an I adjective, so you just use the dictionary form and put it before the noun. 大おおきい車くるまが
ga. This is the subject particle. Followed by hoshii desu. This is the phrase you use when you want something. There is nothing between ookii and kuruma. That's because ookii is also an i adjective, so you just use the dictionary form and put it before the noun. A big car
欲ほしい
want
です
is
大おおきい
big
車くるまが欲ほしいです
car want is
面白おもしろい映画えいが欲ほしいです。 Let's listen one more time. 面白おもしろい映画えいが欲ほしいです
Interesting movie want is. Let's listen one more time. Interesting movie want is
面白おもしろい
interesting
面白おもしろい is an I adjective. How about 高たかいカバンを買かいました
Interesting is an i adjective. How about I bought an expensive bag
高たかい
expensive
カバン
bag
を買かいました。 Did you hear 高たかい? 高たかい is an I adjective. Next, 美うつくしいな映画えいが欲ほしいです
bought. Did you hear takai? Takai is an i adjective. Next, I want a beautiful movie
きれいな絵えが欲ほしいです
I want a beautiful painting
きれいな、きれいな is a な
beautiful, beautiful is a na
新あたらしい友達ともだち
new friends
が
ga
欲ほしいです
want is
新あたらしい友達ともだち
new friends
が
ga
欲ほしい
want
です
is
新あたらしい
new
新あたらしい
new
い
i
素敵すてき
wonderful
ジャケット
jacket
です
is
ね
right
素敵すてきなジャケットですね。 Did you hear? 素敵すてきな、素敵すてきな is an な
It's a wonderful jacket, isn't it. Did you hear? Wonderful, wonderful is an na

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