🇬🇧🇨🇳 wish - 希望 : English Lesson

Meaning of "wish" ("希望"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

To wish means to really, really hope that something you want will happen, even if you can’t make it happen yourself.

Watch and listen to this English flashcard to understand the word in more detail, with an easy example sentence.

I wish I could pause time right before a test and un‑pause it only when I finally understand math.

I wish my alarm clock would wake up *itself* and let *me* keep sleeping.

I wish my bed had a pause button so I could freeze morning and stay under the covers forever.

I wish my goldfish would stop staring at me like it knows all my embarrassing secrets.

I wish on every birthday candle, shooting star, and lucky coin, but scientists say wishes work best when you also work hard to help them come true.

At the park a girl sees a red balloon fly up. She says, "I wish I had it." I wish too, the boy says, and we wish with him. They wish hard. We all wish the wind to stop. The wind stops and the balloon drops into her lap. She smiles and holds the red balloon.

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This word is at the A2 level, which means it’s useful for simple, everyday situations. You might use it when shopping, traveling, or talking about your hobbies. Words at this level help you build confidence in practical, routine conversations.

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