How to Say ‘I want to go to the east entrance.’ in Traditional Chinese
我要去東門。
wǒ yào qù dōng mén
[wǒ yao chyoo Dōngmén]
💬 Usage Tip: 我要去 + place is the simplest way to give a destination: 我要去機場 "I want to go to the airport". 要 here means "want to" or "am going to", not "must".
Phrase Breakdown
我要去
wǒ yào qù
I want to go to
我 (wǒ) means 'I', 要 (yào) means 'want', and 去 (qù) means 'go'. This is a basic phrase for telling a taxi driver where you are going.
我要去機場。
I want to go to the airport.
Words in this phrase
我
wǒ
[wǒ]
I
A pronoun referring to oneself.
我是老師。
I am a teacher.
要
yào
[yao]
want to; need to; going to
Used to express intention, need, or future action.
我要取消今晚的訂位。
I want to cancel tonight’s reservation.
去
qù
[chyoo]
to go
A verb meaning to go somewhere or move to do something.
你先坐，我去拿菜單。
You sit first, I'll go get the menu.
東門。
dōng mén
Dongmen (East Gate)
東門 (Dōngmén) is an area and MRT station in Taipei. 東 is first tone and 門 is rising.
東門很熱鬧。
Dongmen is very lively.
Words in this phrase
東門
dōng mén
[Dōngmén]
Dongmen (East Gate)
An area and MRT station in Taipei, named after the old city's east gate.
東門有很多小吃。
Dongmen has lots of snacks.
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