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I try learn English. I confuse “wish” and “hope.” Sometimes people say “I wish I win,” or “I hope I win.” I no sure which correct. I read book, watch video, try write sentence. I hope later I understand.
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I'm by no means an expert, but I want to say it's past vs. future/present. I hope I win = I hope/wish to win in the future. I wish I'd won = I lost in the past and feel sad about it. There's more to it than that, but I'm giving myself a headache thinking about it...
Past/future: I hope I had won ❌️ I wish I had won ✅️ I wish we win ❌️ I hope we win ✅️
Conditional or whatever it's called: I hope I could ❌️ I wish I could ✅️ I hope you would ❌️ I wish you would ✅️
Wants: I hope to win ✅️ I wish to win✅️
Here hope is more tentative, while wish is more of an I get what I want vibe. "Wish to" sounds a bit stuffy and old fashioned, so I wouldn't use or worry about that one too much
I hope this helps🙏
你写得很好！简单来说：hope 是希望未来发生的事，比如 I hope I win the game（我希望我赢得比赛）。Wish 常用来对过去或不可能的事表示遗憾，比如 I wish I had studied more（我希望我以前多学习一点）或者 I wish I could fly（我希望我能飞）。Wish 也可以用来对别人表达希望，比如 I wish you happiness（我希望你幸福）。多练习这些用法就会越来越自然，加油！
You wrote very well! Simply put: hope is used for things you want to happen in the future, for example I hope I win the game. Wish is often used for regrets about the past or impossible/unreal situations, for example I wish I had studied more or I wish I could fly. Wish can also express good wishes for someone else, e.g., I wish you happiness. Keep practicing these uses and it will become more natural—good luck!
Thank you @Deth_By_Banana_Gun and @Raena. Thank you for Chinese too. What is tentative? I not hear it word before. And that a lot of meanings of wish that I not know before. I understand the difference thank you two both help lots!
So do I no use “wish to”?
Tentative is like uncertain
"Wish to" has its uses, but it's definitely the least common. I think I only ever see it in books
Okay! Thank you I understand now.
‘Wish to’ is a bit formal or old-fashioned and is mostly used in writing or polite speech. For example, in emails or official announcements: ‘We wish to inform you…’ or ‘I wish to apply for the scholarship.’ In casual conversation, people usually just say ‘want to.’ It’s basically a polite way to express intent.