To express one's own wish to do something, add -tai to the infinitive followed by desu. Verbs ending in -tai are like -i adjectives, and so have a negative form ending in -taku arimasen and a past form ending in -takatta desu. To express a desire for a thing, use the -i adjective hoshii.

お茶が飲みたい。
Ocha ga nomitai.
I would like some tea.

昨日休みを取りたかったけど、大変忙しくて、取ることができませんでした。
Kinou yasumi o toritakatta kedo, taihen isogashikute, toru koto ga dekimasen deshita.
I wanted to take yesterday off, but I couldn't because I was extremely busy.

彼女は、ボｰイフレンドがほしいといいました。
Kanojo wa, bouifurendo ga hoshii to iimashita.
She said she wants a boyfriend.

Also, if you would like to say that you would like to do something, just make the sentence you want, but switch out ～ます for ～たいです。

テレビを見たいです。
Terebi o mitai desu.
I want to watch TV.

川で泳ぎたいです。
Kawa de oyogitai desu.
I want to swim in the river.

デートをしたいです。
Deeto o shitai desu.
I want to date.

Others' Wishes

If you are talking about someone else wanting to do something, then you simply replace  たいです with たがっています。 

Examples:

電車で学校に行きたがっています。
Densha de gakkou ni ikitagatte imasu.
He/she wants to go to school by train.

先生はコーヒーを飲みたがっています。
Sensei wa koohii o nomitagatte imasu.
The teacher wants to drink coffee.

田中さんは絵を書きたがっています。
Tanaka-san ha e o kakitagatte imasu.
Mr./Ms. Tanaka wants to draw a picture.

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