ロブロックスやりたい？
roburokkusu yaritai?
To say "do you want to play roblox?" in Japanese, use ロブロックスやりたい？ (roburokkusu yaritai?)
This phrase is a casual invitation to another person to play the online game Roblox together. In Japanese, the verb yaru is used here instead of asobu (to play) because yaru is more common when referring to performing a specific activity or playing a specific game.
What does it mean word for word?
The word yaritai means "want to do". It is the "want to" form of the verb yaru (to do/play).
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The form ロブロックスやりたい？ is casual. For a polite invitation suitable for someone you are not close with, you can add desu ka to the end to say ロブロックスやりたいですか？ To make the sentence even more formal and specifically refer to playing a game, you can use the phrase Robloxを一緒にプレイしませんか？, which utilizes プレイ (play) instead of the more general concept of playing.
How does it change in a sentence?
In casual Japanese, the question is indicated by a rising intonation at the end of the sentence rather than using a particle like ka.
How do you pronounce it?
roburokkusu yaritai?
Did you know?
- While yaru means 'to do' or 'to play', it is also a slang term for 'to have sex' in certain adult contexts. However, when paired with a game name like ロブロックス, there is no risk of misunderstanding.
- The verb yaru used in yaritai is actually a more casual, sometimes rougher version of suru (to do). Using it with a friend makes the invitation feel much more spontaneous and 'street' than using polite forms.
- Without adding issho ni ('together'), the phrase ロブロックスやりたい？ can sound like you are asking about the other person's general desire rather than inviting them to join you.
Examples in context
- ロブロックスやりたい？Roburokkusu yaritai?Do you want to play Roblox?
- 今からロブロックスやりたい？Ima kara Roburokkusu yaritai?Do you want to play Roblox starting now?
Example conversation
Yota and Yui are chatting on a messaging app.
- 陽太 Yota結衣、ロブロックスやりたい？Yui, Roburokkusu yaritai?Yui, do you want to play Roblox?
- 結衣 Yuiうん、やりたい！Un, yaritai!Yeah, I want to!
- 陽太 Yotaじゃあ、ログインするね。Jaa, rogu-in suru ne.Okay, I'll log in then.
- 結衣 Yui待ってるね。Matteru ne.I'll be waiting.
