The phrase «Я хочу выпить» / «Я хотел бы выпить» without a direct object definitely means ‘I want to drink alcohol’ while «Я хочу пить» means ‘I want to drink’ / ‘I’m thirsty’.
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The phrase «Я хочу выпить» / «Я хотел бы выпить» without a direct object definitely means ‘I want to drink alcohol’ while «Я хочу пить» means ‘I want to drink’ / ‘I’m thirsty’.
It’s even more complicated. There is the verb попи́ть, another perfective counterpart of the unprefixed пить.
Попи́ть means ‘drink some’ while вы́пить is ‘finish drinking’. Although, they are...
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