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Sono stanco e voglio riposare.

Sono stanco e voglio riposare.
I am tired and I want to rest.
From Lesson 57:The verb to want (volere)·Italian

Breakdown of Sono stanco e voglio riposare.

essere
to be
e
and
stanco
tired
volere
to want
riposare
to rest

Questions & Answers about Sono stanco e voglio riposare.

Why does the sentence use riposare instead of a conjugated verb?
When you use a modal verb like volere (to want), the action verb that follows it stays in its original dictionary form, called the infinitive. Since voglio already tells us who is doing the action (I want), riposare (to rest) does not need to change its ending.
Why doesn't this sentence start with io?
In Italian, you usually drop subject pronouns like io (I) because the verb itself tells you who is doing the action. Both sono (I am) and voglio (I want) are the specific forms used for I, so the subject is already perfectly clear without adding io.
Would a woman say this sentence exactly the same way?
Not quite! Because stanco (tired) is an adjective describing the speaker, it must match their gender. A man says sono stanco, but a woman changes the ending to an -a and says sono stanca. The second half of the sentence (e voglio riposare) stays exactly the same for everyone.
Is voglio a regular verb?
No, the verb volere (to want) is highly irregular. A regular verb ending in -ere would just take an -o ending for the I form, but the base of volere changes completely to become voglio. This is a very common word, so you just have to memorize this form!

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