Expressing "would like to" with "xiang"

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

想 sentence

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

我想去。 Wǒ xiǎng qù. I would like to go.
我想喝啤酒。 Wǒ xiǎng hē píjiǔ. I would like to drink beer.
他想回家。 Tā xiǎng huí jiā. He would like to return home.
他想吃葡萄。 Tā xiǎng chī pútao. He would like to eat grapes.
你想喝咖啡吗？ Nǐ xiǎng hē kāfēi ma? Would you like to drink coffee?
我很想去法国。 Wǒ hěn xiǎng qù Fǎguó. I would really like to go to France.
我老婆想买一个大房子。 Wǒ lǎopó xiǎng mǎi yī gè dà fángzi. My wife would like to buy a big apartment.
我想吃饭。 Wǒ xiǎng chī fàn. I don't want to eat meal.
他想见我。 Tā xiǎng jiàn wǒ. He wouldn't like to see me.
我想买车。 Wǒ xiǎng mǎi chē. I wouldn't like to buy a car.

Subject + 不 + 想 + Verb + Object

我 不想 去。 Wǒ bù xiǎng qù. I wouldn't like to go.
我 不想 喝啤酒。 Wǒ bù xiǎng hē píjiǔ. I wouldn't like to drink beer.
他 不想 回家。 Tā bù xiǎng huí jiā. He wouldn't like to return home.
他 不想 吃葡萄。 Tā bù xiǎng chī pútao. He wouldn't like to eat grapes.
你 不想 喝咖啡吗？ Nǐ bù xiǎng hē kāfēi ma? wouldn't you like to drink coffee?
我 不想 去法国。 Wǒ bù xiǎng qù Fǎguó. I wouldn't really like to go to France.
我老婆 不想 买大房子。 Wǒ lǎopó bù xiǎng mǎi dà fángzi. My wife wouldn't like to buy a big apartment.
我 不想 吃饭。 Wǒ bù xiǎng chī fàn. I wouldn't like to eat meal.
他 不想 见我。 Tā bù xiǎng jiàn wǒ. He wouldn't like to see me.
我 不想 买车。 Wǒ bù xiǎng mǎi chē. I wouldn't like to buy a car.