Talking about Weekend Plans

How to form Korean verbs into a desire.

• Step 1: Drop the 다 [da]. 하다 [ha-da] to do → 하 [ha]
• Step 2: Add -고 싶어요 [-go sip-eo-yo]. 하 [ha] → 하고 싶어요 [ha-go sip-eo-yo] I want to do it.

뭐 하고 싶어요? [mwo-ha-go sip-eo-yo?]
What do you want to do?

• 뭐 [mwo] means "what"
• 하고 싶어요? [ha-go sip-eo-yo?] means "Do you want to do it?"

쇼핑하고 싶어요. [syo-ping-ha-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to go shopping.

• 쇼핑하다 [syo-ping-ha-da] to shop
• 쇼핑하고 싶어요. [syo-ping-ha-go sip-eo-yo]

영화를 보고 싶어요. [yeong-hwa-reul bo-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to watch a movie.

• 보고 싶어요. [bo-go sip-eo-yo] I want to watch it.
• 영화를 보다 [yeong-hwa-reul bo-da] to watch a movie
• 영화를 보고 싶어요. [yeong-hwa-reul bo-go sip-eo-yo]

여행을 가고 싶어요. [yeo-haeng-eul ga-go sip-eo-yo]
I want to travel.

• 가고 싶어요. [ga-go sip-eo-yo] I want to go.
• 여행을 가다 [yeo-haeng-eul ga-da] to travel
• 여행을 가고 싶어요. [yeo-haeng-eul ga-go sip-eo-yo]

Changing the intonation makes the sentence into a question.

• 사과를 먹고 싶어요. [sa-gwa-reul meok-go sip-eo-yo] I want to eat apples.
• 사과를 먹고 싶어요? [sa-gwa-reul meok-go sip-eo-yo?] Do you want to eat apples?

• A: 어디에 가고 싶어요?
  Where do you want to go?
• B: 콘서트를 가고 싶어요. [kon-seo-teu-reul ga-go sip-eo-yo]
  I want to go to a concert.
• B: 콘서트에서 뭐를 하고 싶어요?
  What do you want to do at the concert?
• A: 사진을 찍고 싶어요. [sa-jin-eul jjik-go sip-eo-yo]
  I want to take photos.