How to Say ‘I want to’ in Traditional Chinese
我想
wǒ xiǎng
[wo syang]
💬 Usage Tip: [我想] often works like a softer, more polite [I'd like to] before an action, not just a literal [I think]. You can reuse it with other verbs too: [我想訂位] or [我想改時間]
Phrase Breakdown
我
wǒ
[wo]
I; me
The first-person pronoun, used when saying what you want or need in a reservation.
我想先確認有沒有空位。
I want to first confirm whether there are available seats.
想
xiǎng
[syang]
to want; would like to; to think
Often used politely to express what you would like to do, such as making a booking.
我想改成七點半用餐。
I would like to change it to dining at 7:30.
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