Want to drink in Japanese 🇯🇵

のみたい info.

Tips to remember the Japanese word:
– "のみたい" (nomitai) comes from the verb "のむ" (nomu), which means "to drink."
– "たい" (tai) is a suffix added to verbs to express the want or desire to do something. Therefore, のみ + たい = "want to drink".
– You can think of "nomu" sounding similar to "nominate" and you can nominate yourself for a drink!

Explanations:
– "のみたい" (nomitai) is used to express the desire to drink. It is not in its infinitive form; instead, it is already conjugated to indicate desire.
– "たい" (tai) is added to the verb stem to form this particular conjugation.

Other words that mean the same thing:
– 飲みたがっている (nomitakatteiru) – wanting to drink (used when talking about someone else’s desire)
– 飲みたくなる (nomitakunaru) – start to want to drink

Different conjugations:
– Past: のみたかった (nomitakatta) – wanted to drink
– Present: のみたい (nomitai) – want to drink
– Future: のみたい (nomitai) – will want to drink (Japanese often uses present tense to indicate future actions)

Examples of sentences that use it:
– 今、何か飲みたい。 (Ima, nanika nomitai.) – Right now, I want to drink something.
– 昨日は冷たい水が飲みたかった。 (Kinou wa tsumetai mizu ga nomitakatta.) – Yesterday, I wanted to drink cold water.
– 明日、友達とビールが飲みたい。 (Aa, tomodachi to biiru ga nomitai.) – Tomorrow, I want to drink beer with friends.

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