How to Say ‘I'd like to go.’ in Japanese
行きたいです。
iki tai desu
[ee-kee tie]
💬 Usage Tip: [～たいです] means "want to do" or "would like to do," attached to the action word stem: [行きたいです]. You can reuse it with other actions like [見たいです] "I'd like to see."
Phrase Breakdown
行き
iki
[ee-kee]
go
Verb stem of 行く, used here in the pattern for expressing desire.
日本の歴史に行きたいです。
I want to go to the Japanese history section.
たい
tai
[tie]
want to
Added to a verb stem to express wanting to do that action.
トイレに行きたいです。
I want to go to the restroom.
です
desu
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