How to Say ‘Want to ask / want to know’ in Japanese
聞きたいです
kiki tai desu
[kiki tai desu]
💬 Usage Tip: [聞きたいです] literally means "want to ask," but in service situations it often works like "I'd like to ask" or even "I'd like to know." The [たいです] part is a handy pattern for saying what you want to do: [送りたいです], [確認したいです].
Phrase Breakdown
聞き
kiki
[kiki]
ask; hear
The stem of 聞く, used for asking or hearing information.
係員に聞きます。
I ask the staff member.
たい
tai
[tai]
want to
Shows the speaker wants to do something.
詳細を聞きたいです。
I want to ask about the details.
です
desu
[desu]
is; am; polite ending
A polite sentence ending often used in formal speech.
確認したいです。
I would like to confirm.
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