Use of Do you want me to + (verb) & What do you think about (verb-ing); Day: 34
To ‘want’ is to feel or have a desire for. When saying ‘Do you want me to’ you’re asking someone if there is anything you can do for them or assist them with.
‘āĻāĻžāĻ’ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻŦ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĨ¤ ‘āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨’ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“Do you want me to pick up the kids?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ?”
“Do you want me to fix your flat tire?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Do you want me to help you read that book?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻŦāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ°āĻŋ?”
“Do you want me to remind you?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ?”
“Do you want me to remove my shoes?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻŋ?”
The word ‘want’ can also be used to express something YOU would like someone else to do or that something you personally would enjoy.
‘āĻāĻžāĻ’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤āĻāĻžāĻŦā§ āĻāĻĒāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŦā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“I want you to come over.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĨ¤”
“I want you to make a decision.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I want you to water the flowers.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I want to understand what you are trying to say.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§āĻ¨āĨ¤”
“I want to be better at swimming.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
“I want to be more involved at church.”
“āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĨ¤”
What do you think about (verb-ing)
This question asks someone their opinion about a topic.
āĻāĻ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
Here are some examples:
āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻ:
“What do you think about having a cup of tea with me?”
“āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻāĻ āĻāĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻž āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻ?”
“What do you think about working overtime next week?”
“āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻāĻžāĻāĻŽ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨?”
“What do you think about waiting in line for tickets?”
“āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§ āĻ āĻĒā§āĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?”
“What do you think about sailing?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?”
“What do you think about staying here another night?”
“āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻĨāĻžāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§?”
“What do you think about retiring from your job?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻāĻ°āĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨?”
“What do you think about planting new trees in the backyard?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻāĻ ā§āĻ¨ā§ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻ āĻ˛āĻžāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻā§āĻ¨?”
“What do you think about offering to babysit?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻ āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?”
“What do you think about living in a new city?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?”
“What do you think about filming our vacation?”
“āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ āĻŦāĻāĻžāĻļ āĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻāĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨?”