I'm very much a beginner so I'm still learning grammar, but I want to
translate "I hope to be back in Japan sometime next year".

> 日本にかえりたい来年といいですね  
>  nippon ni kaeritai rainen to ii desu ne

Is this correct? Or is there a better way to translate this?
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translation english-to-japanese
How to say "I hope to be back in Japan sometime next year"
The time comes at the start of the sentence. Also, instead of using ～たい
(want), in this case it's better to use a potential form with といいですね. Finally,
帰る is usually only used by native Japanese as Japan is their home country. For
foreigners, 戻る is a bit more natural, as you are returning to Japan rather
than going back to your home country. I guess you could argue that 帰る can be
used by foreigners who are permanent residents in Japan, but I still prefer
戻る.  
So here is one possible translation:

来年日本に戻れるといいですね。(I hope I am able to return to Japan next year.)
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Assuming you visited Japan and want to be back there, that sentence is a
little awkward, because as already pointed out, かえる is something like going
back to the homeland.  
The earlier answer is actually a grammatically natural sentence and arguably
understandable to native people, but Aするといいですね is generally used to hope that
**some other person** does A, which makes them feel this sentence weird.  
The more natural translation would be like "来年また日本に行きたいです。"
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