How to Say ‘I want to drink something warm’ in Japanese
温かいのが飲みたい
atatakai no ga nomi tai
[ah-tah-tah-kai noh ga nomi tie]
💬 Usage Tip: The の here stands in for "one" or "thing", so 温かいの means "a warm one". 冷たいの "a cold one" works the same way.
Phrase Breakdown
温かいのが
atatakai no ga
a warm one
温かい means 'warm'. の turns it into 'a warm one', and が marks it as the thing wanted.
温かいのがいいです。
A warm one would be good.
Words in this phrase
温かい
atatakai
[ah-tah-tah-kai]
warm
Describes something pleasantly warm, like tea or food.
温かい飲み物でほっとした。
A warm drink made me feel relieved.
の
no
[noh]
one; thing
Nominalizer that turns an adjective into 'the ... one'.
大きいのをください。
The big one, please.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
A particle marking the subject of the sentence.
興味がある分野を教えてください。
Please tell me the field you are interested in.
飲みたい
nomi tai
(I) want to drink
This is 飲む (to drink) plus たい (want to). It is casual. The polite form is 飲みたいです.
お茶が飲みたい。
I want to drink tea.
Words in this phrase
飲み
nomi
[nomi]
drink
Verb stem of 飲みます, meaning to drink.
コーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee.
たい
tai
[tie]
want to do
Attached to a verb stem to express desire to do something.
ゆっくり食事をしたいです。
I want to enjoy a meal slowly.
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