How to Say ‘I want one white one’ in Traditional Chinese
我想要白色一件
wǒ xiǎng yào bái sè yī jiàn
[waw shyang yow bye suh ee jyen]
💬 Usage Tip: Chinese often puts the color before [一件], so [白色一件] means "one white one." This is a handy shop pattern: [黑色一件], [紅色兩件].
Phrase Breakdown
我想要
wǒ xiǎng yào
I want / I'd like
A polite and natural way to state what you want to buy or choose.
我想要這個。
I want this one.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[waw]
I; me
The first-person pronoun used to refer to oneself.
我今天想買衣服。
I want to buy clothes today.
想要
xiǎng yào
[shyang yow]
want; would like
Used to express desire for something or wanting to do something.
我想要白色的衣服。
I want white clothes.
白色
bái sè
[bye suh]
white
The color white.
白色看起來很乾淨。
White looks very clean.
一件
yī jiàn
one piece / one item
Classifier used for clothes and similar items; here it means one piece of clothing.
我要一件。
I want one piece.
Words in this phrase
一
yī
[ee]
one
The number 1. Before measure words, it often means “one” or “a.”
請給我一雙襪子。
Please give me one pair of socks.
件
jiàn
[jyen]
classifier for clothing and matters
A measure word commonly used for clothes, events, or matters.
我想買一件白色外套。
I want to buy one white jacket.
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