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  1. September 14th, 2008, 07:15 AM #1
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    What's the difference between these words?

    желать and хотеть
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    Re: What's the difference between these words?

    What's the difference between wish and want?
    In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
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  3. September 14th, 2008, 08:56 AM #3
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    I am wont to wish to want to wish for wanting a wishful wish of wanted wantingness for wishes of wishful wishfulness wantings and such.

    Now YOU tell ME.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trzeci_Wymiar
    I am wont to wish to want to wish for wanting a wishful wish of wanted wantingness for wishes of wishful wishfulness wantings and such.

    Now YOU tell ME.
    желать is more 'desire / wish'
    хотеть is a basic 'want'

    As Olya said, the difference isn't entirely obvious in English either.
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