How to Say ‘Today I want to drink a latte.’ in Japanese
今日はラテが飲みたいです。
kyou wa rate ga nomi tai desu
[kyou wa rah-teh ga nomi tai desu]
💬 Usage Tip: With [〜たいです], the thing you want is often marked with [が]. The same pattern works with other drinks too: [エスプレッソが飲みたいです。]
Phrase Breakdown
今日は
kyou wa
today
A time expression showing when the speaker is talking about.
今日は忙しいです。
I'm busy today.
Words in this phrase
今日
kyou
[kyou]
today
Sets the time frame: today, in particular.
今日はエスプレッソにします。
Today I’ll go with an espresso.
は
wa
[wa]
topic marker
Marks what the sentence is about, here 'today.'
今日は寒いのでホットです。
Since it’s cold today, I’ll have it hot.
ラテが飲みたいです。
rate ga nomi tai desu
I want to drink a latte.
飲みたいです means 'want to drink' in a polite form.
コーヒーが飲みたいです。
I want to drink coffee.
Words in this phrase
ラテ
rate
[rah-teh]
latte
A milk-based espresso drink commonly ordered at cafés.
ラテはミルクが多めです。
A latte has more milk.
が
ga
[ga]
subject marker
Marks latte as the thing wanted.
何がいいですか。
What would you like?
飲み
nomi
[nomi]
drink
Verb stem meaning drink, used before たい.
コーヒーを飲みます。
I drink coffee.
たい
tai
[tai]
want to
Shows desire to do the action named by the verb stem.
今はアイスを飲みたいです。
Right now I want to drink an iced one.
です
desu
[desu]
is; polite ending
Polite sentence ending used in neutral formal speech.
今日はラテです。
Today it’s a latte for me.
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