| Let's take a look at the sentence pattern. |
| Do you remember how the character said, |
| Dad, I want to join the fishing club this semester. |
| 아빠, 이번 학기에 낚시 동아리에 들어가고 싶어요. |
| 아빠, 이번 학기에 낚시 동아리에 들어가고 싶어요. |
| This sentence follows the pattern here |
| Verb stem + -고 싶어요 (Verb stem + -go sipeoyo) |
| I want to [verb]. |
| This pattern is used when you want to express your desire to do something. You start with the verb stem, which is the base form of the verb without 다. Then you add -고 싶어요, which means “want to.” This tells the listener what it is you want to do. |
| Let’s see how the line from the dialogue uses the pattern. |
| 아빠, 이번 학기에 낚시 동아리에 들어가고 싶어요. |
| In this sentence: |
| 아빠 means “Dad,” and is the person being spoken to. |
| 이번 학기에 means “this semester,” setting the time. |
| 낚시 동아리에 means “to the fishing club.” 낚시 is “fishing,” and 동아리 means “club.” -에 is the location particle, showing the direction or target of the action. |
| 들어가고 싶어요 is the focus. 들어가다 means “to join” or “to enter,” and the verb stem is 들어가. When -고 싶어요 is attached, it expresses desire. So 들어가고 싶어요 means “want to join.” |
| So, 아빠, 이번 학기에 낚시 동아리에 들어가고 싶어요 means: |
| “Dad, I want to join the fishing club this semester.” |
| Note that you cannot use -고 싶어요 to talk about someone else’s desires—it’s strictly for your own wants. If you say -고 싶어요 when referring to a third person, it sounds like you’re awkwardly putting their feelings into your own mouth. Instead, always switch to -고 싶어해요. For example, we say: |
| 철수가 영화를 보고 싶어해요. |
| Cheolsu-ga yeonghwareul bogo sipeohaeyo. |
| Cheolsu wants to watch a movie. |
| We can't say 철수가 영화를 보고 싶어요. |
| Now let's look at some speaking examples. |
| 저는 내일부터 일찍 일어나고 싶어요. (Jeoneun naeilmuteo iljjik ireonago sipeoyo.) |
| I want to start getting up early from tomorrow. |
| Can you see how the pattern applies here? |
| Let's break it down: |
| Here, ‘일어나고 싶어요’ is the key verb phrase. The verb 일어나다 means “to get up.” We take the verb stem 일어나- and attach -고 싶어요, which expresses desire. The full expression 일어나고 싶어요 means “I want to get up,” and this matches the Verb stem + -고 싶어요 part of the pattern. |
| Here's another example |
| 영화를 보고 싶어요. (Yeonghwareul bogo sipeoyo.) |
| I want to watch a movie. |
| 영화를 보고 싶어요. (Yeonghwareul bogo sipeoyo.) |
| I want to watch a movie. |
| Let's try one more, |
| 친구들과 여행을 떠나고 싶어요. (Chingudeulgwa yeohaengeul tteonago sipeoyo.) |
| I want to go on a trip with friends. |
| 친구들과 여행을 떠나고 싶어요. (Chingudeulgwa yeohaengeul tteonago sipeoyo.) |
| I want to go on a trip with friends. |
| Another one. |
| 사진을 찍고 싶어요. (Sajineul jjikgo sipeoyo.) |
| I want to take photos. |
| 사진을 찍고 싶어요. (Sajineul jjikgo sipeoyo.) |
| I want to take photos. |
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