これを買いたいです
kore o kaitai desu
In Japanese, "I would like to buy this" is expressed as これを買いたいです (kore o kaitai desu).
This phrase is a polite way to tell a seller that you want to purchase a specific item. While it is grammatically correct, it is worth noting that これをください (Please give me this) is a more common and natural way to express your intent to purchase an item in a shop.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
The phrase これを買いたいです is a formal way to express your desire. In contrast, the informal version これ買いたい can be translated as "I wanna buy this."
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase uses the suffix たい (tai), which is attached to a verb stem to express the speaker's desire to perform a specific action.
How do you pronounce it?
kore o kaitai desu
Did you know?
- If you are buying something at a convenience store, the clerk may ask 袋はご利用になりますか ('Will you use a bag?'), to which a simple いいです ('It is good') actually means 'No thank you'.
- When paying, a clerk might say お釣りです ('here is your change'). In high-end stores, they will often hand the change back to you using both hands as a sign of respect.
- While 買いたいです means 'I want to buy', Japanese speakers often avoid using the 'desire' suffix たい when talking about others to avoid sounding presumptuous or overly direct.
Examples in context
- これを買いたいです。もう一度見せてくれませんか？I would like to buy this. Could you please show it to me once again?
- これを買いたいです。Kore o kaitai desu.I would like to buy this.
- プレゼントにこれを買いたいです。Purezento ni kore o kaitai desu.I would like to buy this as a gift.
- すみません、これを買いたいです。Sumimasen, kore o kaitai desu.Excuse me, I would like to buy this.
Example conversation
Hiyori and Youta are shopping for a gift at a store.
- 陽太 Yota陽葵、どれがいいと思う？Hiyori, dore ga ii to omou?Hiyori, which one do you think is good?
- 陽葵 Himariこれが一番かわいいです。これを買いたいです。Kore ga ichiban kawaii desu. Kore o kaitai desu.This one is the cutest. I would like to buy this.
- 陽太 Yotaそうだね。店員さんを呼ぼう。Sou da ne. Ten'in-san o yobou.You're right. Let's call the clerk.
- 陽葵 Himariはい、お願いします。Hai, onegaishimasu.Yes, please.
