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How to Say ‘I want to go buy a bento at the end of the lane.’ in Traditional Chinese

我想去巷口買便當。

wǒ xiǎng qù xiàng kǒu mǎi biàn dāng

[wo shyang qù xiàngkǒu mǎi biàndāng]

💬 Usage Tip: The actions line up in the order they happen: 去巷口 "go to the end of the lane", then 買便當 "buy a bento", with no word joining them. You can reuse the pattern, as in 我想去超商買咖啡 "I want to go to the convenience store to buy coffee".

Phrase Breakdown

我想去巷口

wǒ xiǎng qù xiàng kǒu

I want to go to the end of the alley

我想去 (wǒ xiǎng qù) means 'I want to go'. 巷口 (xiàngkǒu) is the entrance or end of an alley, a very common spot for food shops in Taiwan.

Example

我想去巷口看看。

I want to go take a look at the end of the alley.

Words in this phrase

我

wǒ

[wo]

I; me

The first-person pronoun used to talk about yourself.

Example

我想多了解你們公司的制度，所以先自我介紹。

I want to learn more about your company’s system, so I’ll introduce myself first.

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.

去

qù

[qù]

To move or travel to a place.

Example

我今天要去圖書館

I am going to the library today.

巷口

xiàng kǒu

[xiàngkǒu]

alley entrance; end of the lane

The spot where a small lane meets the street, often with shops.

Example

巷口有一家早餐店。

There's a breakfast shop at the end of the lane.

買便當。

mǎi biàn dāng

to buy a lunch box.

買 (mǎi) means 'to buy'. 便當 (biàndāng) is a boxed meal, a very popular lunch in Taiwan.

Example

我去買便當。

I'm going to buy a lunch box.

Words in this phrase

買

mǎi

[mǎi]

to buy

To pay money for something.

Example

我想買便當。

I want to buy a lunchbox.

便當

biàn dāng

[biàndāng]

boxed lunch; bento

A takeaway meal of rice with meat and side dishes, very common in Taiwan.

Example

我中午吃便當。

I eat a boxed lunch at noon.

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