I want two cats in Korean 🇰🇷

Sentence info.

"고양이 두 마리 갖고 싶어요" literally breaks down as follows:

• 고양이 (goyangi) – “cat.” This is the noun without any subject marker; in Korean the subject or topic can be omitted when it’s clear from context.

• 두 (du) – “two.” This is the numeral adjective used before a counter word.

• 마리 (mari) – a counter for animals. When counting animals, you add 마리 after the numeral.

• 갖고 싶어요 (gatgo sipeoyo) – “want to have.” It comes from the verb 갖다 (“to have”) followed by the construction 고 싶어요, which expresses desire (“want to…”). Essentially, you take the verb stem (갖-) then add -고 싶어요, indicating that you want to do the verb’s action.

A tip to remember: When expressing "want to [do something]" in Korean, simply attach 고 싶어요 to the verb stem. Also remember that counters like 마리 are used with animals, and the numeral preceding it (두 for two) often has a modified form.

Alternate ways to say “I want two cats” include:

• 고양이 두 마리를 갖고 싶어요.
 By adding the object marker -를 to 두 마리, the phrase becomes slightly more explicit about what you want to have.

• 저는 고양이 두 마리를 갖고 싶어요.
 Here, adding 저는 explicitly includes “I” (저는) as the subject.

• 고양이 두 마리를 원해요.
 Using 원해요 (“want”) with 두 마리, though this is a bit more direct, it conveys the same desire.

Each variant is acceptable and context will guide which form sounds more natural.

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