You said にほんにいきたいです on Day 7 — “I want to go to Japan.” Here’s the machine behind it. English says “want to” as two words in front of the verb. Japanese fuses it onto the verb’s stem: 食べる → 食べたい (want to eat), 行く → 行きたい (want to go). The twist: たい then behaves like an い-adjective, so its negative is 食べたくない (don’t want to).
Today's words
簡単
simple; easy
用
business; task
道
road; path
急ぐ
to hurry; to rush
先
point; tip
続く
to continue; to last
思い出す
to recall; to remember
空
emptiness; being empty
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
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See it in real sentences
日本に行きたいです。
I want to go to Japan. · seed
水が飲みたいです。
I want to drink water. · seed
寿司を食べたいです。
I want to eat sushi. · seed
少し休みたいです。
I want to rest a little. · seed
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
spicy
辛い
1d ago
tender
優しい
1d ago
to choose
選ぶ
3d ago
wife
つま
3d ago
parent
親
7d ago
pupil
生徒
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “road”?
Which word means “to recall”?
Which word means “simple”?
Which word means “emptiness”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I want to go to Japan.”
日本に行きたいです。
Say: “I want to drink water.”
水が飲みたいです。
👀 Today’s input · ~12 min — where fluency actually comes from
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Move up to Tadoku Level 1–2, and keep watching Comprehensible Japanese (Beginner). Aim for material where you catch the gist *without* a dictionary — just above what’s easy. That “i+1” sweet spot is what grows your Japanese fastest.