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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

Ordering or buying by pointing at a menu item, product, or photo.

Risk

safe

In a very polite setting, add 请给我 or 麻烦. Bare 我要 can sound direct but is common for ordering.

Literal

I want this.

我要这个 is one of the fastest ways to order when you cannot read the whole menu.

Examples

Say it inside real sentences.

Run the 4-step recall
01 I want this one, thanks.
02 This looks good. I want this 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 one.
02 Not this one.

Recall prompts

Check whether it survived.

01 · What does 我要这个。 mean?

Answer: I want this one.

我要这个 is one of the fastest ways to order when you cannot read the whole menu.

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02 · Fill the pinyin for 我要这个。

Answer: wǒ yào zhè ge.

这个 is often pronounced zhè ge with a light ge.

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03 · Which line can you use while pointing at a menu item?

Answer: 我要这个。

这个 replaces the item name when pointing is clear.

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