Want, wish - Wünschen (The 630th Most Common German Word)
The German translation for Want, wish is Wünschen. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about emotions. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 630th most common word in German. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common German words. Download it now to discover them all.
Pronunciation
English:
want, wish
German:
wünschen
Examples
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We want something new. | Wir wünschen etwas Neues. |
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can. | Wir leben nicht, wie wir es uns wünschen, sondern wie es uns möglich ist. |
Be careful what you wish for. You just might get it. | Sei vorsichtig mit deinen Wünschen. Du könntest es bekommen. |
Be careful what you wish for, it might come true. | Seien Sie vorsichtig, was Sie sich wünschen, es könnte wahr werden. |
They don't want assistance. | Sie wünschen keine Hilfe. |
People want more money to expand educational institutions. | Die Menschen wünschen sich mehr Geld für den Ausbau der Bildungseinrichtungen. |
What are your wishes | Was wünschen Sie |
Make a wish first. | Du musst dir erst etwas wünschen. |
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If there is anything you want, don't hesitate to ask me. | Wenn Sie irgendetwas wünschen, zögern Sie nicht, mich zu fragen. |
It's an American tradition to make a wish on your birthday. | Es ist eine amerikanische Tradition, sich an seinem Geburtstag etwas zu wünschen. |
The tradition of making a wish when you see a shooting star is very old. | Der Brauch, sich etwas zu wünschen, wenn man eine Sternschnuppe sieht, ist sehr alt. |
We are building your house in compliance with your wishes. | Wir bauen Ihr Haus gemäß Ihren Wünschen. |
We congratulate on this remarkable result and wish him all the best for his tasks. | Wir gratulieren zu diesem beachtlichen Ergebnis und wünschen ihm für seine Aufgaben weiterhin viel Erfolg und alles Gute. |
We congratulate on the successful rollout and wish you much success in the upcoming races | Wir gratulieren zum erfolgreichen Rollout und wünschen schon einmal viel Erfolg bei den anstehenden Rennen |
Some designs emerge from the very specialised wishes of builders, who are looking for something unique. | Manche entspringen den ganz speziellen Wünschen von Bauenden, die etwas Unvergleichbares suchen. |
We congratulate for the opening and wish much success. #VINNProject | Wir gratulieren zur Neueröffnung und wünschen viel Erfolg. |
Everything a Bride could wish for... | Alles, was eine Braut nur wünschen kann... |
Hongkongers wish for nothing but stability. | Wir Hongkonger wünschen uns nichts mehr als Stabilität. |
Many people wish for better security in public places. | Mehr Sicherheit im öffentlichen Raum, das wünschen sich viele Menschen. |
Flanders has everything you could wish for. | Flandern hat alles was man sich nur wünschen kann. |
They had everything we could wish for. | Sie hatten alles, was wir uns wünschen könnten. |
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