Spoken English

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.

‘āĻšāĻžāĻ‡’ āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻ‡āĻšā§āĻ›āĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĨ¤ ‘āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨’ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻšāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻ¤āĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“Do you want me to pick up the kids?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻšāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ¯āĻžāĻ‡?”

“Do you want me to fix your flat tire?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻŸ āĻŸāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ?”

“Do you want me to help you read that book?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ‡āĻŸāĻŋ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻ¸āĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ?”

“Do you want me to remind you?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ•ā§‡ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ‡?”

“Do you want me to remove my shoes?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻ¯ā§‡ āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻœā§āĻ¤āĻž āĻ–ā§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.

‘āĻšāĻžāĻ‡’ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻŸāĻŋ āĻāĻŽāĻ¨ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻ“ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻ°āĻž āĻ¯ā§‡āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ¨ āĻŦāĻž āĻ¯āĻž āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻ•ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ—āĻ¤āĻ­āĻžāĻŦā§‡ āĻ‰āĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āĻ°āĻŦā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“I want you to come over.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ†āĻ¸ā§‹āĨ¤”

“I want you to make a decision.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¨āĨ¤”

“I want you to water the flowers.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§‡ āĻœāĻ˛ āĻĻāĻžāĻ“āĨ¤”

“I want to understand what you are trying to say.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŦāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡āĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨āĨ¤”

“I want to be better at swimming.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻ­āĻžāĻ˛ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡āĨ¤”

“I want to be more involved at church.”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻšā§‡ āĻ†āĻ°āĻ“ āĻœāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¤ā§‡ āĻšāĻžāĻ‡āĨ¤”

What do you think about (verb-ing)

This question asks someone their opinion about a topic.

āĻāĻ‡ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻļā§āĻ¨āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ•āĻžāĻ‰āĻ•ā§‡ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻœāĻŋāĻœā§āĻžāĻžāĻ¸āĻž āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĨ¤

Here are some examples:

āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ›ā§ āĻ‰āĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖāĻƒ:

“What do you think about having a cup of tea with me?”

“āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§‡ āĻāĻ• āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ āĻšāĻž āĻ–āĻžāĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§‡ āĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›?”

“What do you think about working overtime next week?”

“āĻĒāĻ°ā§‡āĻ° āĻ¸āĻĒā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻšā§‡ āĻ“āĻ­āĻžāĻ°āĻŸāĻžāĻ‡āĻŽ āĻ•āĻžāĻœ āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“What do you think about waiting in line for tickets?”

“āĻŸāĻŋāĻ•āĻŋāĻŸā§‡āĻ° āĻœāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ˛āĻžāĻ‡āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ…āĻĒā§‡āĻ•ā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ•āĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•ā§€ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“What do you think about sailing?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĒāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§‹āĻ˛āĻž āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“What do you think about staying here another night?”

“āĻ†āĻ°ā§‡āĻ• āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ–āĻžāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāĻ° āĻ•āĻĨāĻž āĻ•āĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›ā§‹?”

“What do you think about retiring from your job?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ•āĻ°āĻŋ āĻĨā§‡āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸āĻ° āĻ¨ā§‡āĻ“āĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ•ā§€ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“What do you think about planting new trees in the backyard?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ° āĻ‰āĻ ā§‹āĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻ—āĻžāĻ› āĻ˛āĻžāĻ—āĻžāĻ¨ā§‹āĻ° āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧā§‡ āĻ•ā§€ āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻ›ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“What do you think about offering to babysit?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦā§‡āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸āĻŋāĻŸ āĻ…āĻĢāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“What do you think about living in a new city?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻāĻ•āĻŸāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻļāĻšāĻ°ā§‡ āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨?”

“What do you think about filming our vacation?”

“āĻ†āĻĒāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ†āĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§‡āĻ° āĻ…āĻŦāĻ•āĻžāĻļ āĻšāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻ—ā§āĻ°āĻšāĻŖ āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•ā§‡ āĻ•āĻŋ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§‡āĻ¨?”