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Korean study tip

I want ...

Say what you want to do with 고 싶어요.

Pattern

verb stem + 고 싶어요

한국어를 배우고 싶어요.

I want to learn Korean.

How to use it

To say you want to do an action, remove 다 from the dictionary verb and add 고 싶어요.

This pattern is for wanting to do something. For wanting a noun, Korean often uses 갖고 싶어요 or 주세요 depending on the situation.

It is a polite and useful pattern for travel, restaurants, study goals, and everyday plans.

Examples

한국어를 배우고 싶어요.

I want to learn Korean.

김치를 먹고 싶어요.

I want to eat kimchi.

서울에 가고 싶어요.

I want to go to Seoul.