Difference between revisions of "Expressing "would like to" with "xiang""

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If you "would like to" express something "you would like to do", then 想 is the verb for you.

The verb 想 (xiǎng) can be used to express "would like to". In this case it's an auxiliary verb. The structure is:

Subject + 想 + Verb + Object

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 * 他 <em>想</em> 回家。<span class="trans">He would like to return home.</span>
 * 他 <em>想</em> 吃 葡萄。<span class="trans">He would like to eat grapes.</span>
-* 你 <em>想</em> 喝 咖啡 吗？
+* 你 <em>想</em> 喝 咖啡 吗？<span class="trans">Would you like to drink coffee?</span>
-* 我 不 <em>想</em> 吃 米饭。
+* 我 不 <em>想</em> 吃 米饭。<span class="trans">I don't like to eat rice.</span>
-* 我 很 <em>想</em> 去 法国。
+* 我 很 <em>想</em> 去 法国。<span class="trans">I would really like to go to France.</span>
-* 他 不 <em>想</em> 见 我。
+* 他 不 <em>想</em> 见 我。<span class="trans">He wouldn't like to see me.</span>
-* 我 不 <em>想</em> 买 车。
+* 我 不 <em>想</em> 买 车。<span class="trans">I wouldn't like to buy a car.</span>
-* 我 老婆 <em>想</em> 买 一 个 大 房子。
+* 我 老婆 <em>想</em> 买 一 个 大 房子。<span class="trans">My wife would like to buy a big apartment.</span>
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