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我要这个。

I want this one.
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Practice path

Make this line survive without the page.

Start with the sound, then answer the authored recall prompts for this exact line. No browsing through the whole quiz set.

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Scene

When to use it

Choosing an item while ordering or shopping.

Risk

safe

In very polite service settings, add 请 or say 我想要这个 to sound softer.

Literal

I want this.

我要这个 is a simple ordering pattern that beginners can use with pointing. It teaches 要 as want.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 I want this one, thanks.
02 I want this one, not that one.

Mini dialogue

Hear the social move.

Play both lines, then say the second line without looking.

A Which one do you want?
B I want this one.

Contrast

Do not blur these together.

01 I want this. Direct and common.
02 I would like this. Slightly softer.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 我要这个 mean?

Answer: I want this one.

要 means want in this ordering pattern.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 我要这个。

Answer: wǒ yào zhè ge.

个 is often light in 这个.

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03 · How can you make 我要这个 a little softer?

Answer: 我想要这个。

想要 sounds a little softer than bare 要.

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