我要给车加油

[Jack Zhou]

Hi, everyone, when I want to express the meaning:"我要给车加油。“ to my friend. What is the native way to express, Can I say:" I am gonna refuel my car or I am gonna gas my car."



Thanks !

 

[Skatinginbc]

The Chinese sentence is ambiguous (要 is ambiguous, and so is 给车加油). If you can put "我要给车加油“ in a paragraph or dialogue, we may have a better understanding of the meaning.

 

[Jack Zhou]

Hi Skatinginbc
Context： When my car was out of gas，Can I say ：”I wanna fuel my car.” to my friend， or is there any other way to express that ? Thanks ！

 

[Skatinginbc]

In that situation, I would say "I need to get some gas for my car."

 

[2PieRad]

Hi

Yes. So depending on how you want to translate 要, you can say either I need to/I have to or I'm going to.

I am gonna
People would most likely say I'm gonna..., not I am gonna... But I suggest you avoid gonna altogether.

I am gonna refuel my car

听得懂但不很地道。

I am gonna gas my car.

听起来好像是你要毒害你的车。

v.

1. to overcome, poison, or asphyxiate with gas or fumes:[~ + object]Entire villages were gassed in the war.

-I need to get (some) gas. (The context is usually clear that you're getting gas for your car.)
-I need to fill up my car. (The context is usually clear that you're filling your car with gas.) (This also implies you're going to fill up 加满油)

 

[Jack Zhou]

Thank you ！

That‘s the very detailed answer，thank you ！