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How do you say "What do you want?" in Korean?
무엇을 하고 싶어요?
mueoseul hago sipeoyo?
In Korean, "What do you want?" is 무엇을 하고 싶어요?.
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Pronunciation
Say 'moo-uh-seul hah-go shee-puh-yo' with 'hago sipeoyo' meaning want to do.
Writing and usage
무엇을 하고 싶어요 uses the verb 하다 with 싶어요 to express wanting.
Example sentence
무엇을 하고 싶어요?
What do you want to do?
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How to remember 무엇을 하고 싶어요?
Hago sipeoyo is 'want to do'. Picture the desire building.
Related words
- How old are you? 몇 살이에요? myeot salieyo?
- What can't you do? 무엇을 할 수 없어요? mueoseul hal su eopsseoyo?
- What do you hate? 무엇을 싫어해요? mueoseul sireohaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Friday? 금요일 기온이 어때요? geumyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Saturday? 토요일 기온이 어때요? toyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the temperature on Wednesday? 수요일 기온이 어때요? suyoil gioni eottaeyo?
- What is the weather? 날씨가 어때요? nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is the weather on Saturday? 토요일 날씨가 어때요? toyoil nalssiga eottaeyo?
- What is your job? 직업이 뭐예요? jigeobi mweoyeyo?
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Questions about 무엇을 하고 싶어요?
How do you say "What do you want?" in Korean?
In Korean, "What do you want?" is 무엇을 하고 싶어요?. It is a noun.
How is 무엇을 하고 싶어요? written in Korean?
무엇을 하고 싶어요 uses the verb 하다 with 싶어요 to express wanting.
How is 무엇을 하고 싶어요? used in a sentence?
Use 무엇을 하고 싶어요? as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: 무엇을 하고 싶어요? (What do you want to do?).
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"What do you want?" in other languages
- Japanese 何が欲しいですか？ (nani ga hoshī desu ka ？)
- Chinese 你想要什么? (nǐ xiǎng yào shén me ?)
- Spanish ¿Qué quieres?
- Spanish (Latin America) ¿Qué quieres?
- French Qu'est-ce que tu voudrais?
- German Was wünschst du dir?
- Italian Cosa vuoi?
- Russian Что ты хочешь? (čto ty hočešʹ?)
- Greek Τι θες; (ti thes)
- Arabic أنت عايز إيه؟ (inta Aaeyiz 'ieeh)
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