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How to Say ‘I want to go here.’ in Traditional Chinese

我要去這裡。

wǒ yào qù zhè lǐ

[wo yao chyoo juh-lee]

💬 Usage Tip: Put a place after 我要去 to say where you're headed: 我要去夜市 "I want to go to the night market".

🇹🇼 In Taiwan: Showing a taxi driver an address or a map on your phone while saying this is completely normal in Taiwan.

Phrase Breakdown

我要去

wǒ yào qù

I want to go (to)

我 (I) + 要 (want) + 去 (go). Use it to state where you're heading.

Example

我要去台北車站。

I want to go to Taipei Main Station.

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.

要

yào

[yao]

want

Used to express preference; with 不 it becomes do not want.

Example

我不要香菜。

I don't want cilantro.

去

qù

[chyoo]

to go

Used before a destination to show movement toward that place.

Example

我們要去這個地址。

We are going to this address.

這裡。

zhè lǐ

here / this place

這 (this) + 裡 (place). Say it while pointing at an address or a map. In Taiwan it is often pronounced zhè lǐ.

Example

我住這裡。

I live here.

Words in this phrase

這裡

zhè lǐ

[juh-lee]

here

Refers to this place or location near the speaker.

Example

這裡有很多職缺資訊。

There is a lot of job-opening information here.

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