i'm not japanese but i'll help with what i know.
when you add "tai" to a godan verb, you change the last letter from "u" sound to " i" sound.
examples:
手伝う~手伝いたい
書く~書きたい
飲む~飲みたい
but if the verb is ichidan, you just replace "ru" with "tai" without any changes to the verb.
examples:
食べる~食べたい
助ける~助けたい