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How to Say ‘I want to go to the airport.’ in Simplified Chinese

我要去机场。

wǒ yào qù jī chǎng

[waw yaow chyoo jīchǎng]

💬 Usage Tip: 我要去 (wǒ yào qù) + any place is a ready-made line for a taxi driver. Try 我要去火车站。 "I want to go to the train station."

Phrase Breakdown

我要

wǒ yào

I want to / I'm going to

我 (wǒ) means 'I' and 要 (yào) means 'want' or 'will'. It is the most common way to state an intention or make a request.

Example

我要喝水。

I want to drink water.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun, used to refer to yourself.

Example

我也想了解这个公司的文化。

I also want to understand this company’s culture.

要

yào

[yaow]

need to; going to

Shows necessity or intended action.

Example

你明天要做检查。

You need to do an examination tomorrow.

去机场。

qù jī chǎng

go to the airport

去 (qù) means 'to go' and 机场 (jīchǎng) means 'airport'. Put the place directly after 去.

Example

我们明天去机场。

We are going to the airport tomorrow.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[chyoo]

to go

A basic verb used for moving to another place.

Example

请先去那边。

Please go over there first.

机场

jī chǎng

[jīchǎng]

airport

Place where planes take off and land.

Example

我去机场接朋友。

I'm going to the airport to pick up a friend.

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