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How to say I would like this in Chinese

我要这个 is a clear everyday way to select an item. A friendly tone and 请 or 谢谢 make it more polite in service situations.

Chinese

我要这个

我要這個

Pinyin

wǒ yào zhè ge

Sounds like

waw yow juh guh

Read it piece by piece

waw

English IPA /wɔː/

yào

yow

English IPA /jaʊ/

zhè

juh

English IPA /dʒə/

ge

guh

English IPA /gə/

Pronunciation notes
  • zh sounds close to "j" in "judge".
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When to use 我要这个

Direct and conversational
  • Use it while pointing to a product, dish, or option.
  • For a softer request, say 我想要这个 or add 请 at the beginning.

Other ways to say it

我想要这个

我想要這個

wǒ xiǎng yào zhè ge

I would like this

Softer

请给我这个

請給我這個

qǐng gěi wǒ zhè ge

Please give me this one

Polite request

Example conversations

I would like this one, thank you.

我要这个,谢谢。

我要這個,謝謝。

wǒ yào zhè ge, xiè xie

I would like this dish.

我想要这道菜。

我想要這道菜。

wǒ xiǎng yào zhè dào cài

Common mistakes

  • 要 can sound firm on its own; soften it with 想, 请, a question form, or a warm tone when appropriate.

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