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How to Say ‘I want to go eat hot pot with friends.’ in Traditional Chinese

我想跟朋友去吃火鍋。

wǒ xiǎng gēn péng yǒu qù chī huǒ guō

[waw shyang gun puhng-yoh chyoo chih huǒguō]

💬 Usage Tip: The order is person, wish, who with, then the action: 我 + 想 + 跟朋友 + 去吃火鍋. Keep that order and swap pieces freely.

Phrase Breakdown

我想跟朋友

wǒ xiǎng gēn péng yǒu

I want to, with friends

跟 (gēn) means 'with'. 跟朋友 means 'with friends'.

Example

我想跟朋友聊天。

I want to chat with friends.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[waw]

I; me

The first-person pronoun, meaning “I” or “me.”

Example

我今天遲到了。

I was late today.

想

xiǎng

[shyang]

want to; would like to

Used to express desire or intention to do something.

Example

我想多認識一些產業的人。

I want to get to know more people in the industry.

跟

gēn

[gun]

with

跟 means 'with' and is often used to show who you are interacting with.

Example

我想跟你約時間喝咖啡。

I’d like to arrange a time to have coffee with you.

朋友

péng yǒu

[puhng-yoh]

friend

A person you know and like; it can also refer to friendly connections in social or work settings.

Example

在這場職涯講座裡，我認識了一位新朋友。

At this career seminar, I met a new friend.

去吃火鍋。

qù chī huǒ guō

go eat hot pot.

This is the action. 火鍋 is pronounced huǒguō.

Example

晚上去吃火鍋。

Go eat hot pot tonight.

Words in this phrase

去

qù

[chyoo]

to go

A verb meaning to go somewhere or move to do something.

Example

你先坐，我去拿菜單。

You sit first, I'll go get the menu.

吃

chī

[chih]

to eat

Used with 有 to form a natural question: 有吃…嗎？ ‘Have you eaten…?’

Example

你有吃湯圓嗎？

Did you eat tangyuan (sweet rice balls)?

火鍋

huǒ guō

[huǒguō]

hot pot

A dish where food is cooked in a simmering pot of broth at the table.

Example

冬天很適合吃火鍋。

Winter is great for eating hot pot.

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