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Amharic አማርኛ am

እፈልጋለሁ (Ifelgalehu)

I-fel-ga-le-hu

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Arabic العربية ar

أود (ʾūdu) / أودّ (ʾūdu)

Oo-doo (formal) / Oo-doo (more common)

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

Bangla বাংলা bn

আমি চাইব (Ami chaibo)

Ah-mee chai-bo

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Catalan català ca

M'agradaria

Mah-gra-dah-ree-ah

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Czech čeština cs

Chtěl bych (masculine) / Chtěla bych (feminine)

Htyel bych (masculine) / Htye-la bych (feminine)

Use 'Chtěl bych' if you are male, and 'Chtěla bych' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

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Danish dansk da

Jeg vil gerne

Yay vil gair-neh

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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German Deutsch de

Ich möchte

Ish mœch-teh

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

Greek Ελληνικά el

Θα ήθελα (Tha íthela)

Tha ee-the-lah

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Spanish Español es

Me gustaría

Meh goo-stah-REE-ah

Use 'Me gustaría' in most situations to be polite, especially when ordering food or asking for something.

Estonian eesti et

Ma sooviksin

Ma so-o-vik-sin

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Basque Basque eu

Gustatuko litzaidake

Goos-ta-ko lit-zai-dah-keh

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Persian فارسی fa

من می خواهم (Man mikhāham)

Man mee-khah-ham

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Finnish suomi fi

Haluaisin

Ha-loo-ai-sin

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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French Français fr

Je voudrais

Juh voo-dreh

This is a standard polite way to express a desire, suitable for most situations.

Galician Galician gl

Gustaríame

Goos-tah-ree-ah-meh

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Gujarati ગુજરાતી gu

મને ગમશે (Mane gamse)

Ma-ne gam-se

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Hausa Hausa ha

Ina so

Ee-nah so

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Hebrew עברית he

אני רוצה (Ani rotze - masculine) / אני רוצה (Ani rotza - feminine)

Ah-nee roht-zeh (masculine) / Ah-nee roht-zah (feminine)

Use 'Ani rotze' if you are male, and 'Ani rotza' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

Hindi हिन्दी hi

मैं चाहूंगा (Mai chahunga - masculine) / मैं चाहूंगी (Mai chahungi - feminine)

Mai cha-hun-ga (masculine) / Mai cha-hun-gee (feminine)

Use 'Mai chahunga' if you are male, and 'Mai chahungi' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

Hungarian magyar hu

Szeretnék

Seh-ret-neek

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Indonesian Indonesia id

Saya mau

Sa-yah mow

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Icelandic Icelandic is

Ég myndi vilja

Yeg min-dee vil-yah

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Italian Italiano it

Vorrei

Voh-rray

Use 'Vorrei' in most situations to be polite, especially when ordering or requesting.

Japanese 日本語 ja

～が欲しいです (～ ga hoshii desu)

Gah ho-shee des

This is a polite way to express a desire, used with the item you want. Replace the '~' with the item.

Korean 한국어 ko

저는 ~을/를 원해요 (Jeoneun ~eul/reul wonhaeyo)

Cho-nun ~eul/rul won-hey-yo

Use '을' after a consonant and '를' after a vowel. This is a polite way to express a desire.

Lithuanian lietuvių lt

Aš norėčiau

Ash no-reh-chaw

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Latvian latviešu lv

Es vēlētos

Es veh-leh-tohs

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Marathi मराठी mr

मला आवडेल (Mala avadel)

Ma-la a-va-del

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Malay Melayu ms

Saya mahu

Sa-yah ma-hoo

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Dutch Nederlands nl

Ik zou graag willen

Ik zow khraakh wil-len

This is a polite way to express a desire.

Norwegian norsk no

Jeg vil gjerne

Yay vil yair-neh

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Punjabi ਪੰਜਾਬੀ pa

ਮੈਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦਾ ਹਾਂ (Mai chahunda haan - masculine) / ਮੈਂ ਚਾਹੁੰਦੀ ਹਾਂ (Mai chahundi haan - feminine)

Mai cha-hun-da haan (masculine) / Mai cha-hun-dee haan (feminine)

Use 'Mai chahunda haan' if you are male, and 'Mai chahundi haan' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

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Polish polski pl

Chciałbym (masculine) / Chciałabym (feminine)

Hts-yahw-bim (masculine) / Hts-yah-wah-bim (feminine)

Use 'Chciałbym' if you are male, and 'Chciałabym' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

Portuguese Português pt

Eu gostaria

Eh goo-stah-REE-ah

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

Romanian română ro

Aș dori

Ash doh-ree

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Russian русский ru

Я хотел бы (Ya khotel by) / Я хотела бы (Ya khotela by)

Yah hah-tyel by (masculine) / Yah hah-tye-lah by (feminine)

Use 'Я хотел бы' if you are male, and 'Я хотела бы' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

Swedish svenska sv

Jag skulle vilja

Yah skool-leh vil-yah

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Swahili Kiswahili sw

Ningependa

Nee-ngay-pen-dah

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Tamil தமிழ் ta

நான் விரும்புவேன் (Naan virumbuveen)

Naan vi-rum-bu-veen

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Telugu తెలుగు te

నేను కోరుకుంటున్నాను (Nenu korukuntunnanu)

Nay-nu ko-ru-kun-tun-na-nu

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Thai ไทย th

ฉันอยาก (Chǎn yàak)

Chun yaak

Use 'ผม' (phom) if you are male, and 'ดิฉัน' (di-chǎn) if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

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Filipino Filipino tl

Gusto ko

Goos-to ko

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Turkish Türkçe tr

İsterim

Is-teh-rim

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Ukrainian українська uk

Я хотів би (Ya khotiv by) / Я хотіла би (Ya khotila by)

Ya kho-teev by (masculine) / Ya kho-tee-lah by (feminine)

Use 'Я хотів би' if you are male, and 'Я хотіла би' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

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Urdu اردو ur

میں چاہوں گا (Mai chahunga - masculine) / میں چاہوں گی (Mai chahungi - feminine)

Mai cha-hun-ga (masculine) / Mai cha-hun-gee (feminine)

Use 'Mai chahunga' if you are male, and 'Mai chahungi' if you are female. This is a polite way to express a desire.

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Vietnamese Tiếng Việt vi

Tôi muốn

Toy mu-on

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Yoruba Yoruba yo

Mo fẹ́

Moh feh

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Chinese 中文 zh

我想要 (Wǒ xiǎng yào)

Wo shyahng yaow

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

zh-yue zh-yue zh-yue

我想 (ngo5 soeng2)

Ngoh seung

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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Zulu Zulu zu

Ngingathanda

N-ging-ah-than-dah

This is a polite and common way to express a wish or desire.

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