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> 学习 中文。<span class="trans">He wants to study Chinese.</span>
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* 他 <em>要</em> 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>
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* 我 <em>要</em> 去上海。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 宝宝 <em>要</em> 睡觉。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我们 <em>要</em> 去 超市。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>要</em> 去 上班。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 今天 <em>要</em> 吃 沙拉。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 我 <em>要</em> 做 中国 菜。<span class="trans"></span>
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* 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 ==
 
=== Books ===
 
  
 
* [[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

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

  • 吃饭。I want to eat.
  • 学 中文。He wants to study Chinese.
  • 去 酒吧。She wants to go to the bar.
  • 去上海。
  • 宝宝 睡觉。
  • 我们 去 超市。
  • 去 上班。
  • 我 今天 吃 沙拉。
  • 做 中国 菜。
  • 请 你们 来 我 家。

See also

Sources and Further Reading