Lesson 18: 温泉に行きたいです – I Want to Go to a Hot Spring (～たい Form)

Learn vocabulary for talking about travel plans, destinations, and expressing desires to visit places. This lesson focuses on travel-related vocabulary, tourist attractions, and expressing future plans.

Key topics:

・Talking about travel plans
・Expressing desires to go places
・Tourist destinations in Japan
・Seasonal activities and holidays
・Making suggestions and recommendations
・Future plans and intentions

Vocabulary

あう

会あう

to meet

Example

あしたあいましょう.

Ashita aimashou.

Let's meet tomorrow.

かえる

kaeru

帰かえる

to return home / to go home

Example

６時じにうちにかえります.

Roku-ji ni uchi ni kaerimasu.

I return home at 6:00.

のぼる

noboru

登のぼる

to climb

Example

ふじさんをのぼりたいです.

Fujisan o noboritai desu.

I want to climb Mt. Fuji.

はいる

hairu

入はいる

to come in

Example

へやにはいります.

Heya ni hairimasu.

I enter the room.

りょこうする

ryokou suru

旅行りょこうする

to travel

Example

にほんをりょこうしたいです.

Nihon o ryokou shitai desu.

I want to travel in Japan.

ふじさん

fujisan

富士ふじ山ふじさん

Mount Fuji

Example

ふじさんにいきたいです.

Fujisan ni ikitai desu.

I want to go to Mt. Fuji.

きょうと

kyouto

京都きょうと

Kyoto

Example

きょうとにいきたいです.

Kyouto ni ikitai desu.

I want to go to Kyoto.

ディズニーランド

dizuniirando

Disneyland

Example

ディズニーランドにいきたいです.

Dizuniirando ni ikitai desu.

I want to go to Disneyland.

ろてんぶろ

rotenburo

露天ろてん風呂ろてんぶろ

open-air bath

Example

ろてんぶろがあるおんせんにいきたいです.

Rotenburo ga aru onsen ni ikitai desu.

I want to go to a hot spring with an open-air bath.

おんせん

onsen

温泉おんせん

hot spring

Example

おんせんにいきたいです.

Onsen ni ikitai desu.

I want to go to a hot spring.

じんじゃ

jinja

神社じんじゃ

shrine

Example

ゆうめいなじんじゃをみにいきたいです.

Yuumei na jinja o mi ni ikitai desu.

I want to go see famous shrines.

ゆき

yuki

雪ゆき

snow

Example

ゆきをみにいきたいです.

Yuki o mi ni ikitai desu.

I want to go see snow.

けしき

keshiki

景色けしき

scenery

Example

うつくしいけしきをみたいです.

Utsukushii keshiki o mitai desu.

I want to see beautiful scenery.

どらやき

dorayaki

どら焼やき

dorayaki (sweet bean paste cake)

Example

どらやきがすきです.

Dorayaki ga suki desu.

I like dorayaki.

とり

tori

鶏とり

chicken

Example

おんせんのちかくのとりりょうりがおいしいです.

Onsen nochikaku notori ryouri ga oishii desu.

The chicken dishes near hot springs are delicious.

しんかんせん

shinkansen

新しん幹線しんかんせん

Shinkansen (bullet train)

Example

しんかんせんでいきます.

Shinkansen deikimasu.

I go by Shinkansen.

みやげ

miyage

お土産やげ

souvenir

Example

りょこうのみやげをかいます.

Ryokou no miyage o kaimasu.

I buy souvenirs from my travels.

よてい

yotei

予定よてい

plans

Example

しゅうまつのよていはありますか.

Shuumatsu noyotei wa arimasu ka.

Do you have plans for the weekend?

なつやすみ

natsu yasumi

夏休なつやすみ

summer vacation

Example

なつやすみni うみにいきます.

Natsu yasumi ni umi ni ikimasu.

I go to the sea during summer vacation.

れんきゅう

renkyuu

連休れんきゅう

holiday period

Example

れんきゅうをたのしみます.

Renkyuu o tanoshimimasu.

I enjoy holiday periods.

もうすぐ

mousugu

soon / almost

Example

もうすぐなつやすみです.

Mousugu natsu yasumi desu.

Summer vacation is coming soon.

どこか

dokoka

somewhere

Example

どこかいきたいです.

Dokoka ikitai desu.

I want to go somewhere.

ぜひ

zehi

definitely

Example

ぜひいきたいです.

Zehi ikitai desu.

I definitely want to go.

ほかに

hoka ni

besides that

Example

きょうととほかにおおさかにもいきたいです.

Kyouto to hoka ni oosaka ni mo ikitai desu.

I want to go to Kyoto and besides that, also to Osaka.

あと

ato

also / after / later

Example

コーヒーと、あとサンドイッチを下ください.

Koohii to, ato sandoicchi o kudasai.

Coffee, and also a sandwich please.

それから

sorekara

and then

Example

あに、あね、それからおとうとがいます.

Ani, ane, sorekara otouto ga imasu.

I have an elder brother, an elder sister, and then a younger brother.

それに

sore ni

besides

Example

かばんそれにくつがほしいんですが

Kaban sore ni kutsu ga hoshiin desu ga.

I want a bag, and besides that, shoes.

でも

demo

But / However

Example

いきたいです.でも、じかんがありません.

Ikitai desu. Demo, jikan ga arimasen.

I want to go. But, I don't have time.

どうして

doushite

why

Example

どうしておんせんにいきたいんですか.

Doushite onsen ni ikitai n desu ka.

Why do you want to go to a hot spring?

いって

itte

You should go

Example

おんせんはいいですよ.いってみてください.

Onsen wa ii desu yo. Itte mite kudasai.

Hot springs are good. You should go and try.

Conversation

おんせんにいきたいです.

Onsen ni ikitai desu.

I want to go to a hot spring.

Example Usage

なつやすみni なにがしたいですか.おんせんにいきたいです.

Natsu yasumi ni nani ga shitai desu ka. Onsen ni ikitai desu.

What do you want to do during summer vacation? I want to go to a hot spring.

きょうとにいきたいです.

Kyouto ni ikitai desu.

I want to go to Kyoto.

Example Usage

にほんでどこにいきたいですか.きょうとにいきたいです.

Nihon dedoko ni ikitai desu ka. Kyouto ni ikitai desu.

Where in Japan do you want to go? I want to go to Kyoto.

それは、よかったですね.

Sore wa, yokatta desu ne.

That sounds good.

Example Usage

らいげつきょうとにいきます.それは、よかったですね.

Raigetsu kyouto ni ikimasu. Sore wa, yokatta desu ne.

I'm going to Kyoto next month. That sounds good.

いってみてください.

Itte mite kudasai.

You should go (and try).

Example Usage

おんせんはとてもいいですよ.いってみてください.

Onsen wa totemo ii desu yo. Itte mite kudasai.

Hot springs are very good. You should go and try.

どうしていきたいんですか.

Doushite ikitai n desu ka.

Why do you want to go?

Example Usage

ふじさんにいきたいです.どうしていきたいんですか.

Fujisan ni ikitai desu. Doushite ikitai n desu ka.

I want to go to Mt. Fuji. Why do you want to go?

Kanji

来週らいしゅう

next week

来🎬

come

週🎬

week

Example

来週らいしゅうは忙いそがしいです.

Raishū wa isogashii desu.

Next week is busy.

会あいます

to meet

会🎬

meet

Example

友達ともだちに会あいます.

Tomodachi ni aimasu.

I meet my friend.

旅行りょこうします

to travel

旅🎬

travel

行🎬

Example

日本にっぽんに旅行りょこうします.

Nihon ni ryokō shimasu.

I travel to Japan.

入はいります

to enter

入🎬

enter

Example

部屋へやに入はいります.

Heya ni hairimasu.

I enter the room.

温泉おんせん

hot spring

温🎬

warm

泉🎬

spring

Example

温泉おんせんに行いきます.

Onsen ni ikimasu.

I go to a hot spring.

予定よてい

plan, schedule

予🎬

beforehand

定🎬

determine, fix

Example

予定よていがあります.

Yotei ga arimasu.

I have plans.

Grammar Rules

Rule 1: Expressing what you want to do

Structure: V-ます stem + たいです

This expression is for expressing a desire. It is used to say what one wants to do, such as on a day off. Remove ます from the マス-form of the verb and add たいです.

How to use: Use V-ます stem + たいです. The particle を marking the object is often changed to が. The question form is V-たいですか？. The negative is V-たくないです, and the past is V-たかったです. In casual speech, たい alone is used.

💡 Pro Tip: たいです conjugates like an イ-adjective: たいです, たくないです, たかったです. Do not use たい for a third person's desire; use V-たがっています. Both を and が can appear, but が is very common with たい.

Masu	Tai
買(か)います	買(か)いたいです
ゆっくりします	ゆっくりしたいです
のります	のりたいです
会(あ)いに行(い)きます	会(あ)いに行(い)きたいです
旅行(りょこう)します	旅行(りょこう)したいです

Examples

すいはんきが買かいたいです.

Suihanki ga kaitai desu.

I want to buy a rice cooker.

夏休なつやすみにうみへ行いきたいです.

Natsuyasumi ni umi e ikitai desu.

I want to go to the sea during summer vacation.

Rule 2: Saying you want to go somewhere

Structure: どこか + V-ます

どこか is used when the location is not specified. It means「 somewhere." It is used here to talk about going or traveling somewhere without naming the place.

How to use: Use どこか + V-ます. With desire, use どこか + V-たいです, as in どこか旅行りょこうしたいです. The question form is どこか行いきますか？. The negative is どこにも行いきません. Related forms include どこかで and どこかへ.

💡 Pro Tip: どこか is for an unspecified place in affirmative or invitation sentences. どこにも with a negative means「 nowhere." Do not confuse どこか (somewhere) with どこでも (anywhere/everywhere).

Examples

こんどの休やすみ、どこか行いきたいですね.

Kondo no yasumi, dokoka ikitai desu ne.

I'd like to go somewhere on my next holiday.

しゅうまつ、どこか行いきますか？

Shūmatsu, dokoka ikimasu ka?

Are you going somewhere this weekend?

Rule 3: Adding another point in speech

Structure: S1.あと、S2.

This expression is for stating multiple sentences in succession. It is used to add something to what one wants to do or order. あと is a conjunction that indicates an addition and is often used in spoken language.

How to use: Place あと at the beginning of the second sentence: S1.あと、S2.. It can also add items in a list, such as AとB、あとC. It is common in casual speech and when ordering food.

💡 Pro Tip: あと is casual and spoken. それに also adds information but often adds a similar sense, while それから shows sequence. Do not use あと in formal writing. In stores, あと、～もおがんいします is natural.

Examples

雪ゆきが見みたいです.あと、温泉おんせんに入いりたいです.

Yuki ga mitai desu. Ato, onsen ni hairitai desu.

I want to see snow. And I want to take a bath in a hot spring.

コーヒーを下ください.あと、ケーキもおねがいします.

Kōhī o kudasai. Ato, kēki mo onegaishimasu.

Coffee, please. And cake as well, please.

Rule 4: Marking direction of movement

Structure: [Place] + へ + 行いきます / 来きます / きります

へ is a particle added after a place to indicate direction. It is written as へ but pronounced as e. It is used together with verbs representing movement, such as 行いきます, 来きます, and きります (to return).

How to use: Use [Place] + へ + 行いきます / 来きます / きります. Instead of へ, に may also be used, as in 京きょうみやこに行いきたいです. The question form is どこへ行いきますか？. The negative is 行いきません.

💡 Pro Tip: When used as a particle, へ is pronounced e, not he. へ and に are often interchangeable for direction, but へ emphasizes the direction or path. Use へ with movement verbs like 行いきます, 来きます, and きります.

Examples

きょうとへ行いきたいです.

Kyōto e ikitai desu.

I want to go to Kyoto.

来週らいしゅう、国くにへかえります.

Raishū, kuni e kaerimasu.

I'm going back to my country next week.

Rule 5: Sequencing actions in order

Structure: S1.それから、S2.

This expression is for talking about multiple events by putting them in the order they occur. それから is a conjunction used to put two actions in the order they happen. It means「 then" or「 after that."

How to use: Place それから at the beginning of the second sentence: S1.それから、S2.. It is often used with まず (first) to show a sequence: まず __ それから.__ The question form depends on the verbs used in each sentence.

💡 Pro Tip: それから orders events, while あと adds extra items without strict order. そして is similar but more neutral or written. In casual speech, それから is common.

Examples

ろてんぶろに入いりました.それから、温泉おんせんのちかくで、にわとりの天てんぷらを食たべました.

Rotenburo ni hairimashita. Sorekara, onsen no chikaku de, tori no tenpura o tabemashita.

I bathed in the open-air bath. Then I ate some chicken tempura near the hot spring.

朝あさごはんを食たべました.それから、学校がっこうへ行いきました.

Asagohan o tabemashita. Sorekara, gakkō e ikimashita.

I ate breakfast. Then I went to school.

Rule 6: Adding or contrasting impressions

Structure: S1.それに、S2. / S1.でも、S2.

These expressions are for putting together multiple impressions or comments. それに is a conjunction used to add something with a similar sense or meaning as the previous sentence. でも is a conjunction used to indicate that the previous sentence and the following sentence contrast.

How to use: Use S1.それに、S2. to add similar information, and S1.でも、S2. to contrast. Both conjunctions start the second sentence. They are common in polite and casual speech.

💡 Pro Tip: それに means「 plus" or「 moreover," while でも means「 but." でも is sentence-initial; が joins clauses inside one sentence. それから orders events, but それに adds similar information.

Examples

きもちよかったです.それに、けしきもきれいでした.

Kimochi yokatta desu. Soreni, keshiki mo kirei deshita.

It felt great. Plus, the scenery was beautiful.

ホテルはきれいでした.でも、駅えきからとおかったです.

Hoteru wa kirei deshita. Demo, eki kara tōkatta desu.

The hotel was beautiful. But it was far from the station.

Lesson 18: 温泉に行きたいです – I Want to Go to a Hot Spring (～たい Form)

Key topics:

Vocabulary

Conversation

Kanji

Grammar Rules

Rule 1: Expressing what you want to do

Rule 2: Saying you want to go somewhere

Rule 3: Adding another point in speech

Rule 4: Marking direction of movement

Rule 5: Sequencing actions in order

Rule 6: Adding or contrasting impressions

Exercises

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Question 2

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