How can I say "I want" in Korean?
How can I say "I want" in Korean?
"…고 싶어요" = want to … (... is the stem of the infinitive verb)
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When you drop the infinitive marker 다 from the infinitive form, the rest is the stem.
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For example, 가다 to go 가 is the stem, 공부하다 to study 공부하 is the stem.
1) 먹고 싶어요. I want to eat.
먹다 to eat
먹 is the stem of 먹다
먹 + 고 싶어요 want to eat
2) 이것을 사고 싶어요. I want to buy this.
이것 this
을 direct object marker
사다 to buy
사 is the stem of 사다
사 + 고 싶어요 want to buy
3) 교통카드를 사고 싶어요. I want to buy a transportation card.
교통카드 transportation card
를 direct object marker
사다 to buy
사 is the stem of 사다
사 + 고 싶어요 want to buy
4) 인사동에 가고 싶어요. I want to go to Insadong.
인사동 Insadong
에 is the location marker "to"
가다 to go
가 is the stem of 가다
가 + 고 싶어요 want to go
5) 핸드폰을 충전하고 싶어요. I want to charge my cellphone.
핸드폰 cellphone
을 direct object marker
충전하다 to charge the electronic device
충전하 is the stem of 충전하다
충전하 + 고 싶어요 want to charge the electronic device
6) 호텔방을 예약하고 싶어요. I want to book a hotel room.
호텔 hotel
방 room
을 direct object marker
예약하다 to reserve
예약하 is the stem of 예약하다
예약하 + 고 싶어요 want to reserve
7) 서울행 비행기를 예약하고 싶어요. I want to book a flight bounding for Seoul.
서울 Seoul
행 bounding for
비행기 airplane
를 direct object marker
예약하다 to reserve
예약하 is the stem of 예약하다
예약하 + 고 싶어요 want to reserve
8) 한식을 먹고 싶어요. I want to eat Korean food.
한식 is the shorten form of 한국 음식 Korean food
을 direct object marker
먹다 to eat
먹 is the stem of 먹다
먹 + 고 싶어요 want to eat
9) 양식을 먹고 싶어요. I want to eat western food.
양식 is the shorten form of 서양 음식 western food
을 direct object marker
먹다 to eat
먹 is the stem of 먹다
먹 + 고 싶어요 want to eat
10) 인사동 한국 음식점에 가고 싶어요. I want to go to the Insadong Korean restaurant.
인사동 Insadong
한국 Korea, Korean
음식점 restaurant
가다 to go
가 is the stem of 가다
가 + 고 싶어요 want to go