How do you say ''Make a Wish'' in Japanese?

Answer 1

There are a couple ways to show "desire" for something. In the case of an action, you should use the "tai" form [for example したい (shitai) means "want to do"], otherwise you can use ほしい (hoshii) for nouns [鉛筆がほしい (enpitsu ga hoshii), "I want a pencil"].

Note: if you are relaying what someone else wants, you should not use ほしい in its plain form, instead you should use the more polite ほしがっています (hoshigatteimasu). For example, 田中さんは鉛筆をほしがっています (tanaka-san ha enpitsu wo hoshigatteimasu) means "Tanaka-san wants a pencil".

Answer 2

願い事をする (negaigoto wo suru)

In imperative form, like telling somebody to make a wish, you can say 'negaigoto wo itte', negaigoto wo shite kure' (both spoken informal).

Answer 3

hoshimono no list