The pattern я хочу
Use я хочу before a noun or an infinitive to say what you want.
Put я хочу before a noun or an infinitive. Nouns often take the object form: кофе, воду, чай. To say 'I don't want', put не before хочу: Я не хочу есть.
A2 · Russian
Talking About Your Day: I Want...
Talk about everyday wants and needs during your day.
Pattern
Я хочу + [noun / infinitive]
Ya khochu + [noun / infinitive]
I want + [noun / to do something]
Try a real sentence
Я хочу есть.
Ya khochu yest'.
I want to eat.
Я хочу кофе.
Ya khochu kofe.
I want coffee.
Я хочу домой.
Ya khochu domoy.
I want to go home.
домой means 'homeward' or 'to home'.
Я хочу спать.
Ya khochu spat'.
I want to sleep.
Я хочу воду.
Ya khochu vodu.
I want some water.
воду is the object form of вода.
Я не хочу есть.
Ya ne khochu yest'.
I don't want to eat.
Я хочу пить.
Ya khochu pit'.
Words in this sentence
- яI
- хочуI want
- естьto eat
- кофеcoffee
- домойhome (towards home)
- спатьto sleep
- водуwater
- неnot
- питьto drink
- чайtea
Grammar
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Practice these sentencesLearning path
- Russian A2: Greet and Introduce YourselfEveryday Conversations: Greet and introduce yourself
- Talking About Your Day: I Want To...Talk about your day using the pattern 'I want to + verb'.
- Follow-up Questions: And Do You Want...?Ask simple follow-up questions about wants and needs
- Talking About What You Want TodayTalk about everyday needs and simple plans using the pattern “I (don’t) want…”.
- Follow-up Questions with “А ты…?”Ask simple follow-up questions in everyday conversation using “А ты…?”
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