asking for something

joaomir
 September 14, 2010, 03:08 PM posted in General Discussion

Hello,

When asking for something what is the difference between " Qing wen you... ", " Wo yao..."  and " wo xiang "?

thanks

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lisalisa101010
 September 16, 2010, 02:43 PM

actually there is not so many differences among them when you want to buy something.

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connie
 September 17, 2010, 02:43 AM

"Qing wen you... " and "wo xiang..." are more polite.

"Wo yao..." is more direct.

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seasonnice
 September 19, 2010, 11:27 AM

请问你：主要是强调 问

我要： 目的比较明确

我想：主观的想法多一些~

其实还是看语境吧

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joaomir
 September 21, 2010, 12:20 AM

seasonnice, could you write in english? i am a newbie...sorry...

thanks lisalisa and connie!