I don’t know what I want to buy in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

The sentence “뭘 사고 싶은지 잘 모르겠어요” is composed of several parts. Here’s the breakdown:

1. “뭘” – This is the contraction of “뭐를” or “무엇을” which means “what” with an object particle attached. It signifies the object of the following verb.
 • Romanization: mwol

2. “사고 싶은지” – This segment comes from the verb “사다” (to buy) combined with “고 싶다” (to want to do). When you want to form an embedded or indirect question, you add “-은/ㄴ지” at the end. In this context, “사고 싶은지” means “what I want to buy.”
 • Romanization: sago sipeunji

3. “잘 모르겠어요” – This part means “I do not really know” or “I’m not sure.” The verb “모르다” means “to not know” and “-겠어요” is a polite ending that suggests uncertainty or lack of information.
 • Romanization: jal moreugesseoyo

Tip to remember the structure:
– Notice that the embedded question “뭘 사고 싶은지” functions similarly to how indirect questions work in English (“what I want to buy”).
– Use “-고 싶다” after a verb to express desire (“to want to …”) and add “-은지” or “-는지” to convert it into an embedded question form.

Alternate ways to say “I don't know what I want to buy”:
• “뭘 사고 싶어하는지 잘 모르겠어요.”
  Romanization: mwol sago sipeohaneunji jal moreugesseoyo
• “어떤 걸 살지 아직 잘 모르겠어요.”
  Romanization: eotteon geol salji ajik jal moreugesseoyo

Each variant uses a similar structure where the clause about buying is embedded as an indirect question followed by “잘 모르겠어요.”

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