A1 · Russian

Expressing what you want

Say what you want, simply and clearly.

Structure

Я хочу …

Ya hochu …

I want …

Essayez une vraie phrase

Я хочу кофе.
Ya hochu kofe.
I want coffee.
Я хочу есть.
Ya hochu yest'.
I want to eat.
Я хочу домой.
Ya hochu domoy.
I want to go home.
Домой is “home” as a direction. Дом alone means “the house”.
Я хочу спать.
Ya hochu spat'.
I want to sleep.
Я хочу воды.
Ya hochu vody.
I want some water.
Вода (water) becomes воды after хочу when you mean “some water”.
Я не хочу кофе.
Ya ne hochu kofe.
I don't want coffee.
Not is не, placed right before the verb.

Les mots de cette phrase

яI
хочуwant (I)
кофеcoffee
естьto eat
домойhome (direction)
спатьto sleep
водаwater
неnot

Grammaire

Я хочу… — the want pattern

Put what you want after хочу. Use a noun, or a verb in its dictionary form.

Я хочу (I want) is the fastest way to say what you need. After it you can put: • a noun: Я хочу кофе — I want coffee. • a verb: Я хочу спать — I want to sleep. The form of a noun changes after хочу. Feminine вода becomes воду, and with an amount you often hear the genitive воды. You do not need to learn the endings today — listen for them, and copy what you hear.

Saying no with не

Put не directly before the verb to make a sentence negative.

Russian negation is simple: не goes before the verb. Я хочу → Я не хочу. The sentence keeps the same word order, so you only add one small word.

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