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How to Say ‘I'd like to buy three.’ in Traditional Chinese

我想買三件

wǒ xiǎng mǎi sān jiàn

[wǒ shyang my sān jiàn]

💬 Usage Tip: Once the item is clear, you can drop it and keep just number + counting word: 三件 alone means "three (of them)".

Phrase Breakdown

我想買

wǒ xiǎng mǎi

I want to buy

我 (I) + 想 (want to) + 買 (buy). Three third tones in a row: say wó xiáng mǎi.

Example

我想買水果。

I want to buy fruit.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wǒ]

A pronoun referring to oneself.

Example

我是老師。

I am a teacher.

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.

買

mǎi

[my]

buy

Used when purchasing something.

Example

我要買這個，麻煩你幫我拿。

I want to buy this one; please help me get it for me.

三件

sān jiàn

three pieces

三 (three) + measure word 件 for clothing.

Example

我買了三件外套。

I bought three jackets.

Words in this phrase

三

sān

[sān]

three

The number equivalent to the sum of two and one.

Example

我們有三個小時。

We have three hours.

件

jiàn

[jiàn]

classifier for items/pieces

Measure word for luggage, clothing, matters.

Example

兩件行李

two pieces of luggage

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