How to Say ‘I want this’ in Simplified Chinese
我要这个
wǒ yào zhè gè
[waw yaow juh guh]
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The basic first-person pronoun used to refer to yourself.
我要这个。
I want this one.
要
yào
[yaow]
want; need
Commonly used to say what you want to buy, order, or have.
我要一瓶水。
I want a bottle of water.
这
zhè
[juh]
this
A demonstrative word used to point to something near you.
我要这个，不要那个。
I want this one, not that one.
个
gè
[guh]
general measure word
A very common classifier used with many nouns, especially in spoken Chinese.
我要这个苹果。
I want this apple.
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