"They want one glass and three plates."
Translation:他们要一个杯子和三个盘子。
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Other will correct me if I'm wrong, but 一杯 is the measure for drinks in cups (or beer), but the measure word for cups is 个. Like "I'd like a cup of tea", but "I want those two (pieces of) cups"
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杯子 is the physical cup or glass
杯 is the counter, so 一杯 means "one glass OF..."
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So in the previous lessons, 想 was correct for want, and 要 was considered incorrect. Now it's reversed.
Some consistency would be appreciated.
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It's more complicated than this, but you'll be fine almost all the time if you use 想 before verbs and 要before nouns.
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2020.8.14
想 itself means "to think, to miss sb"
想要 or 要 means "to want" when you're asking or ordering things
In other lessons, 我想我的哥哥，我想哭 was translated as "I miss my brother, I want to cry. This is a very proper sentence to demonstrate that 想 means "miss" when used with noun and "want" when used with verb.
Please correct me If I'm wrong. Hope this helps.
Although I got it right, I think there is no need for 和 here. Am I wrong?
