Quote Originally Posted by emka71aln
So, can you use "to wish" the same as "to want" like we do in english?
Example:
I wish to eat.
I want to eat.
Can you do this?

Or is it only used like:
I wish for a husband.
I want a husband.

why do people always assume wish and want are the same thing? we do NOT use them the same way in english, at least i don't. that would totally wear down the meaning of the words. if you want somthing you it is somthing that is a desire but, a small one at best. a wish, is like i WISH my wife didn't have cancer, i WISH i could speak russian. if you say i want to speak russian it's like, yea i'm, workin on speaking russianm takin it easy. if you say i want my wife not to have cancer, it sounds pretty weak... like either way u could live with the result. or, if you WISH for food infrontof me , that sounds гей and i would probly slap you. also if you say a BB gun that u really wanted, you wouldn't wish for it, that sounds stupid. u'd just say, man i really want that gun.

and yes mike i meant хотеть... i was already conjugatign ahead of myself