Difference between revisions of "Wanting to do something with "yao""
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* 我 <em>要</em> 吃饭。<span class="trans">I want to eat.</span> | * 我 <em>要</em> 吃饭。<span class="trans">I want to eat.</span> | ||
| − | * 他 <em>要</em> | + | * 他 <em>要</em> 学 中文。<span class="trans">He wants to study Chinese.</span> |
* 她 <em>要</em> 去 酒吧。<span class="trans">She wants to go to the bar.</span> | * 她 <em>要</em> 去 酒吧。<span class="trans">She wants to go to the bar.</span> | ||
| + | * 我 <em>要</em> 去上海。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| + | * 宝宝 <em>要</em> 睡觉。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| + | * 我们 <em>要</em> 去 超市。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| + | * 我 <em>要</em> 去 上班。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| + | * 我 今天 <em>要</em> 吃 沙拉。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| + | * 我 <em>要</em> 做 中国 菜。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
| + | * 我 <em>要</em> 请 你们 来 我 家。<span class="trans"></span> | ||
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== Sources and Further Reading == | == Sources and Further Reading == | ||
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* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 231) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 231) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276385/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276385 →buy] | ||
Revision as of 04:03, 6 September 2013
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Keywords
To express "wanting to do" something, use 要 (yào).
Structure
The verb 要 (yào) can be used as an auxiliary verb to indicate wanting to do something.
Subject + 要 + Verb + Object
Examples
- 我 要 吃饭。I want to eat.
- 他 要 学 中文。He wants to study Chinese.
- 她 要 去 酒吧。She wants to go to the bar.
- 我 要 去上海。
- 宝宝 要 睡觉。
- 我们 要 去 超市。
- 我 要 去 上班。
- 我 今天 要 吃 沙拉。
- 我 要 做 中国 菜。
- 我 要 请 你们 来 我 家。
See also
Sources and Further Reading
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (pp. 231) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (pp. 179-80) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 207) →buy
