How to Say ‘Want to talk’ in Japanese
話したいです
hanashi tai desu
[hah-nah-shee tai dess]
💬 Usage Tip: [話したいです] means "want to talk" — [たい] attaches to the verb stem to say what you want to do. The same pattern works widely: [行きたいです] = "I want to go."
Phrase Breakdown
話し
hanashi
[hah-nah-shee]
speak; talk
The stem of 話す, used with たい to express wanting to talk.
もっと話ししたい気持ちです。
I feel like I want to talk more.
たい
tai
[tai]
want to do
Attached to a verb stem to express the speaker's desire to do something.
また会いたいです。
I want to see you again.
です
desu
[dess]
is; polite sentence ending
Makes the statement polite and natural in conversation.
本当に話したいです。
I really want to talk.
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