Japanese Beginner Phrases Podcast 3
Beginning Japanese Conversational Phrases #3: Drinks
Reviewed Phrases:
何か飲みたいです。 nanika nomitai desu. I’d like something to drink.
何か食べたいです。 nanika tabetai desu. I’d like something to eat.
The focus is on the ーたい which adds the meaning of ‘want.’
食べる -> 食べ -> 食べたい
飲む -> 飲み -> 飲みたい
Then add a か ka to make it a question.
何か食べたいですか？ nanika tabetai desu ka? Would you like something to eat?
何か飲みたいですか？ nanika nomitai desu ka? Would you like something to drink?
Now let's answer the question for drinks.
何か飲みたいですか？ nanika nomitai desu ka? Would you like something to drink?
はい、何か飲みたいです。 hai, nanika nomitai desu. Yes, I would you like something to drink.
Vocabulary:
Here are a few common drink names.
コーヒー ko-hi- Coffee
牛乳 gyuunyuu milk
コーラ ko-ra Cola
お茶 ocha tea
ビール bi-ru beer
ワイン wain wine
水 mizu water
ジュース ju-su juice水が飲みたいです。 mizu ga nomitai desu. I would like to drink water.
お茶が飲みたいです。 ocha ga nomitai desu. I would like to drink tea.
コーヒーが飲みたいです。 ko-hi- ga nomitai desu. I would like to drink coffee.
Next podcast will continue with foods.
それじゃまたね！ sore ja mata ne - See you again!
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im a bit confused on the
im a bit confused on the particles still. why use ga for changing something(nanika) to an actual specific drink like water (mizu). i dont get why you wouldnt use it for nanika also.
何か「なにか」 is
何か「なにか」 is affecting the verb to where 水が「みずが」(water) isn't. Let me stick my foot in my mouth with an example.
例えば：（テーブルの上には）ビールが何つありますか。
Example, (On the table are) how many beers?
Can't explain it well, but basically, 'That's how it is.'
がんばってください。