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Grammar 文法 Man4 faat3̌
* 想： talking about something that you “want to” do :

Grammar 文法 Man4 faat3̌

* 想： talking about something that you “want to” do :

In our daily lives, there are things that we want to do or we don’t want to do. It depends on one’s willingness. When we talk about something that we want to do, we will use 想 “soeng2” in Chinese to express.
The use of the word 想 “soeng2” in Chinese is the same as the use of the word “want to” in English. It put after the subject and followed by the verb. Example: 我想舉辦一個聚會，大家一起慶祝聖誕。 ngo5 soeng2 geoi2 baan6 jat1 go3 zeoi6 wui6, daai6 gaa1 jat1 hei2 hing3 zuk1 sing3 daan3. I want to have a gathering and celebrate Christmas together.
If we want to emphasize something that we really want to do, we will use the word 真的 or 很 to help us. In English, it is “really”. Example: 我真的想舉辦一個聚會，大家一起慶祝聖誕。 ngo5 zan1 dik1/ han2 soeng2 geoi2 baan6 jat1 go3 zeoi6 wui6, daai6 gaa1 jat1 hei2 hing3 zuk1 sing3 daan3 I really want to have a gathering and celebrate Christmas together.
If we want to say something that we do not want to do, we have to add the negative word “不” in front of the verb 想 . Example: 我不想浪費金錢。 ngo5 bat1 soeng2 long6 fai3 gam1 cin4. I don’t want to waste money.
	The question form When we ask one’s willingness, we will use the words 想 and 不想 to help us to form the question. Question pattern: subject + 想不想 “soeng2 bat1 soeng2” + verb? Or subject + 想 “soeng2” + verb + 嗎 “maa1”? e.g. 你想不想去? nei5 soeng2 bat1 soeng2 heoi3 Or 你想去嗎? nei5 soeng2 heoi3 maa1 When you answer, you have to use the correct word according to the degree of your willingness to go or not to go. e.g. 我真的很想去 ngo5 zan1 dik1 han2 soeng2 heoi3 I really want to go. 我想去 ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 I want to go. 我不想去 ngo5 bat1 soeng2 heoi3 I do not want to go.

In our daily lives, there are things that we want to do or we don’t want to do. It depends on one’s willingness. When we talk about something that we want to do, we will use 想 “soeng2” in Chinese to express.

The use of the word 想 “soeng2” in Chinese is the same as the use of the word “want to” in English. It put after the subject and followed by the verb.
Example: 我想舉辦一個聚會，大家一起慶祝聖誕。
ngo5 soeng2 geoi2 baan6 jat1 go3 zeoi6 wui6, daai6 gaa1 jat1 hei2 hing3 zuk1 sing3 daan3.
I want to have a gathering and celebrate Christmas together.

If we want to emphasize something that we really want to do, we will use the word 真的 or 很 to help us. In English, it is “really”.
Example: 我真的想舉辦一個聚會，大家一起慶祝聖誕。
ngo5 zan1 dik1/ han2 soeng2 geoi2 baan6 jat1 go3 zeoi6 wui6, daai6 gaa1 jat1 hei2 hing3 zuk1 sing3 daan3
I really want to have a gathering and celebrate Christmas together.

If we want to say something that we do not want to do, we have to add the negative word “不” in front of the verb 想 .
Example: 我不想浪費金錢。 ngo5 bat1 soeng2 long6 fai3 gam1 cin4. I don’t want to waste money.

The question form
When we ask one’s willingness, we will use the words 想 and 不想 to help us to form the question.
Question pattern: subject + 想不想 “soeng2 bat1 soeng2” + verb? Or subject + 想 “soeng2” + verb + 嗎 “maa1”?
e.g. 你想不想去? nei5 soeng2 bat1 soeng2 heoi3 Or 你想去嗎? nei5 soeng2 heoi3 maa1
When you answer, you have to use the correct word according to the degree of your willingness to go or not to go.
e.g. 我真的很想去 ngo5 zan1 dik1 han2 soeng2 heoi3 I really want to go.
我想去 ngo5 soeng2 heoi3 I want to go.
我不想去 ngo5 bat1 soeng2 heoi3 I do not want to go.