by Tomoyuki Higuchi
How do you say “I wanna go to the beach.” in Japanese?
Today’s phrases are :
I wanna go to the pool.
プール行きたい。
pūru ikitai
I wanna go to the beach.
海行きたい。
umi ikitai
“海 umi” literally means “sea” but we also say “海” for “beach”.
- I wanna go to … = わたしは … 行きたい watashiwa … ikitai
- the pool = プール pūru
- the beach = 海 umi
We do not usually say “わたしは watashiwa (= I)” in everyday conversation.
プール
the pool
海
the beach
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わたしは 行きたいI wanna go to