To want; to desire in Korean 🇰🇷

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to want; to desire	원하다

How to say “to want; to desire” in Korean? “원하다”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “원하다” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to want; to desire in Korean like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember:
• The sound “won” in 원하다 (wonhada) is the same as the Korean currency “won,” so you can think “I want money” to help remember the word.
• Visualize “want” as a desire that “ones” (sounds like “won”) something, linking the English idea and the Korean pronunciation.

Explanation:
• 원하다 (wonhada) means “to want” or “to desire.” It is typically used with a noun as its object (e.g., “나는 A를 원한다” meaning “I want A”).
• It is less common to use 원하다 for expressing a desire to perform an action—instead, the construction “-(으)고 싶다” is used in that case.

Similar words:
• 바라다 (barada) – to hope or wish for
• 희망하다 (huimanghada) – to hope or have a desire for
• 갈망하다 (galmanghada) – to long for

Conjugations:
• Base form (infinitive): 원하다 (wonhada)
• Present tense informal: 원해 (wonhae)
• Present tense formal polite: 원합니다 (wonhamnida)
• Past tense informal: 원했어 (wonhaesseo)
• Past tense formal polite: 원했습니다 (wonhaetsseumnida)
• Future tense informal: 원할 거야 (wonhal geoya)
• Future tense formal polite: 원할 것입니다 (wonhal geosimnida)

Example sentences:
1. I want a new phone.
Korean: 나는 새 핸드폰을 원해요.
Romanized: Naneun sae haendeupon-eul wonhaeyo.

2. They wanted peace.
Korean: 그들은 평화를 원했어요.
Romanized: Geudeureun pyeonghwareul wonhaesseoyo.

3. She will want a cup of coffee.
Korean: 그녀는 커피 한 잔을 원할 거예요.
Romanized: Geunyeoneun keopi han jan-eul wonhal geoyeyo.

4. We want a better future.
Korean: 우리는 더 나은 미래를 원해요.
Romanized: Urineun deo nareun miraereul wonhaeyo.

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