How to Say ‘Do you want to photograph?’ in Japanese
撮りたいですか
tori tai desu ka
[toh-ree tai dess kah]
💬 Usage Tip: [撮る] means “to take” a photo. [撮りたいですか] means “Do you want to take/photograph?” with the polite desire form.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In Japanese, [撮る] is used for taking photos, not just “capturing” images. It is the standard everyday verb for photography.
Phrase Breakdown
撮り
tori
[toh-ree]
take (a photo of)
The stem of 撮る, used here before たい to mean wanting to take a photo.
人を撮りたいです。
I want to photograph people.
たい
tai
[tai]
want to
Attached to a verb stem to express the speaker's desire to do something.
日本へ行きたいです。
I want to go to Japan.
です
desu
[dess]
is / am / are
A polite copula used here to make the sentence polite.
これは大切です。
This is important.
か
ka
[kah]
question marker
Placed at the end of a sentence to make it a question.
元気ですか。
How are you? / Are you well?
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