How to Say ‘I'd love to see them.’ in Japanese
ぜひ見たいです。
zehi mi tai desu
[zeh-hee mee tie dehss]
🇯🇵 In Japan: This is a nice polite response when someone offers to show photos. It sounds eager without being pushy, which fits family politeness well.
Phrase Breakdown
ぜひ
zehi
[zeh-hee]
by all means; definitely
Used to strongly express desire or encouragement, like 'definitely.'
ぜひ見たいですと言いました。
I said, 'I definitely want to see them.'
見たいです
mi tai desu
want to see
Polite way to say you want to see something.
映画を見たいです。
I want to see a movie.
Words in this phrase
見
mi
[mee]
see; look (stem)
The stem of 見る, used with たい to say 'want to see.'
写真を見たいです。
I want to see the photos.
たい
tai
[tie]
want to ...
Added to a verb stem to express wanting to do that action.
温泉に行きたいです。
I want to go to a hot spring.
です
desu
[dehss]
is; polite ending
Makes the expression polite when saying what you want.
会いたいです。
I want to meet them.
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