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How to Say Want in Korean: Essential EPS-TOPIK Verb Quiz

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. How do Koreans say "Want"?

원하다([won-ha-da/want]) means you wish for something, you hope to have it. In polite speech, say 원해요([won-hae-yo]).

Q2. How do I say "wanted"?

원했어요([won-hae-sseo-yo/wanted]) is the polite past form. Example: 어제 원했어요 (I wanted it yesterday).

Q3. How do I say "have to want"?

원해야 해요([won-hae-ya hae-yo/have to want]) means you must wish for it. Example: 원해야 해요 (You have to want it).

EPS TOPIK Learn More: How to Say "Want" in Korean - 원하다([won-ha-da/want])

What does "원하다([won-ha-da/want])" mean?

원하다([won-ha-da/want]) means "to want". It is used when your heart wishes for something.

Casual: 원해 (won-hae)
Polite: 원해요 (won-hae-yo)
Formal: 원합니다 (won-ham-ni-da)

Grammar Breakdown

원하다([won-ha-da/want]) = 원 + 하다 (want + do)
원했어요([won-hae-sseo-yo/wanted]) = 원했 + 어요 (wanted + polite)
원하고 싶어요([won-ha-go si-peo-yo/want to want]) = 원하 + 고 싶어요 (want + want to)
원해야 해요([won-hae-ya hae-yo/have to want]) = 원해 + 야 해요 (want + have to)
원하지 마세요([won-ha-ji ma-se-yo/don't want]) = 원하 + 지 마세요 (want + please don't)

When to Use It (EPS-TOPIK Style)

1. Daily: “원해요? (won-hae-yo)”
2. Past: 원했어요([won-hae-sseo-yo/wanted]) wanted.
3. Duty: 원해야 해요([won-hae-ya hae-yo/have to want]) have to want.
4. Warning: 원하지 마세요([won-ha-ji ma-se-yo/don't want]) don't want.

Real-Life Examples - A-B-A-B Dialogue (EPS-TOPIK)

A: 뭐 원해요? A: mwo won-hae-yo?

A: What do you want?

B: 커피 원해요. B: keo-pi won-hae-yo.

B: I want coffee.

A: 커피 원해요? A: keo-pi won-hae-yo?

A: Do you want coffee?

B: 네, 원해요. B: ne, won-hae-yo.

B: Yes, I want it. - 원하다([won-ha-da/want])

A: 어제 원했어요? A: eo-je won-hae-sseo-yo?

A: Did you want it yesterday?

B: 네, 원했어요. B: ne, won-hae-sseo-yo.

B: Yes, I wanted it.

A: 얼마나 원했어요? A: eol-ma-na won-hae-sseo-yo?

A: How much did you want it?

B: 많이 원했어요. B: ma-ni won-hae-sseo-yo.

B: I wanted it a lot. - 원했어요([won-hae-sseo-yo/wanted])

A: 왜 원해야 해요? A: wae won-hae-ya hae-yo?

A: Why do you have to want it?

B: 성공하려면요. B: seong-gong-ha-ryeo-myeon-yo.

B: To succeed.

A: 정말 원해야 해요? A: jeong-mal won-hae-ya hae-yo?

A: Do you really have to want it?

B: 네, 원해야 해요. B: ne, won-hae-ya hae-yo.

B: Yes, I have to want it. - 원해야 해요([won-hae-ya hae-yo/have to want])

Similar Expressions (EPS-TOPIK)

• 원하다([won-ha-da/want]) want
- 원했어요([won-hae-sseo-yo/wanted]) wanted
- 원하고 싶어요([won-ha-go si-peo-yo/want to want]) want to want
- 원해야 해요([won-hae-ya hae-yo/have to want]) have to want
- 원하지 마세요([won-ha-ji ma-se-yo/don't want]) don't want

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