Phrase guide

I want to know

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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phrase

Meaning 1

A request for information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Could you please tell me where to catch the bus? / Well, where are you going? What do you really want to know?
  • I want to know the directions to the bus station.
  • I want to know how to get to the bus station.
  • I want to know where the M-5 bus stops.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

71 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: أُرِيد أَن أَعْرِف (ʔurīd ʔan ʔaʕrif) — I want to know
  • Arabic: أنا عايز أعرف (ʔana ʕāyez ʔaʕrif) — I want to know
  • Arabic: أنا عايزة أعرف (ʔana ʕāyza ʔaʕrif) — I want to know
  • Arabic: أنا عاوز أعرف (ʔana ʕāwez ʔaʕrif) — I want to know
  • Arabic: أنا عاوزة أعرف (ʔana ʕāwza ʔaʕrif) — I want to know
  • Armenian: ուզում եմ իմանալ (uzum em imanal) — I want to know
  • Assamese: মই জানিব বিচাৰোঁ (moi zanibo bisarü̃) — I want to know
  • Azerbaijani: bilmək istərdim — I want to know
  • Belarusian: я хачу́ ве́даць (ja xačú vjédacʹ) — I want to know
  • Bengali: আমি জানতে চাই (ami janote cai) — I want to know
  • Bulgarian: и́скам да знам (ískam da znam) — I want to know
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我想知道 (wǒ xiǎng zhīdào) — I want to know
  • Chinese Mandarin: 我要知道 (wǒ yào zhīdào) — I want to know
  • Czech: chci vědět — I want to know
  • Danish: jeg vil vide — I want to know
  • Dutch: ik wil weten — I want to know
  • Esperanto: mi volas scii — I want to know
  • Estonian: ma tahan teada — I want to know
  • Finnish: haluan tietää — I want to know
  • French: je veux savoir — I want to know
  • Middle French: ie veulx sçavoir — I want to know
  • Old French: vuel savoir — I want to know
  • Galician: quero saber — I want to know
  • Georgian: მინდა ვიცოდე (minda vicode) — I want to know
  • German: ich will wissen — I want to know
  • Greek: θέλω να μάθω (thélo na mátho) — I want to know
  • Greek: θέλω να ξέρω (thélo na xéro) — I want to know
  • Hindi: मैं जानना चाहता हूँ (ma͠i jānnā cāhtā hū̃) — I want to know
  • Hindi: मैं जानना चाहती हूँ (ma͠i jānnā cāhtī hū̃) — I want to know
  • Hungarian: azt szeretném megtudni — I want to know
  • Icelandic: ég vil vita — I want to know
  • Italian: voglio sapere — I want to know
  • Japanese: 知りたいです (shiritai desu) — I want to know
  • Kazakh: білгім келеді (bılgım keledı) — I want to know
  • Korean: 알고 싶습니다 (al-go sipseumnida) — I want to know
  • Korean: 알고 싶어요 (al-go sipeoyo) — I want to know
  • Latvian: es gribu zināt — I want to know
  • Lithuanian: aš noriu žinoti — I want to know
  • Macedonian: сакам да знам (sakam da znam) — I want to know
  • Norwegian Bokmål: jeg vil vite — I want to know
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: eg vil vita — I want to know
  • Ojibwe: niwii-kikendam — I want to know
  • Church Slavic: азъ хоштѫ вѣдѣти (azŭ xoštǫ věděti) — I want to know
  • Iranian Persian: میخواهَم بِدانَم (mi-xâham bedânam) — I want to know
  • Iranian Persian: میخوام بِدونَم (mi-xâm bedunam) — I want to know
  • Polish: chcę wiedzieć — I want to know
  • Polish: chcę znać — I want to know
  • Portuguese: quero saber — I want to know
  • Romanian: vreau să știu — I want to know
  • Russian: я хочу́ знать (ja xočú znatʹ) — I want to know
  • Russian: мне хо́чется знать (mne xóčetsja znatʹ) — I want to know
  • Scots: A want tae ken — I want to know
  • Scottish Gaelic: tha mi airson faighinn a-mach — I want to know
  • Serbo-Croatian: хоћу да знам — I want to know
  • Serbo-Croatian: хоћу знати — I want to know
  • Serbo-Croatian: hoću da znam — I want to know
  • Serbo-Croatian: hoću znati — I want to know
  • Slovak: chcem vedieť — I want to know
  • Slovene: hočem vedeti — I want to know
  • Spanish: quiero saber — I want to know
  • Swedish: jag vill veta — I want to know
  • Thai: ผมอยากรู้ (pǒm yàak rúu) — I want to know
  • Thai: ดิฉันอยากรู้ (dì-chǎn yàak rúu) — I want to know
  • Turkish: bilmek istiyorum — I want to know
  • Ukrainian: я хо́чу зна́ти (ja xóču znáty) — I want to know
  • Urdu: مَیں جانْنا چانْتا ہُوں (ma͠i jānnā cāntā hū̃) — I want to know
  • Urdu: مَیں جانْنا چانْتی ہُوں (ma͠i jānnā cāntī hū̃) — I want to know
  • Vietnamese: tôi muốn biết — I want to know
  • Welsh: dw i eisiau gwybod — I want to know
  • Welsh: dw i'n moyn gwybod — I want to know
  • Yiddish: איך וויל וויסן (ikh vil visn) — I want to know