Meaning
Today's Sentences
- I wish I were richer.
- I wish I were thinner.
- I wish I were younger.
- I wish I were on a beach.
- I wish I were running outside.
- Writer's Note
01
I wish I were richer.
Situation 1
Here’s your mail.
More bills.
What else is new?
Apa lagi yang baru?
Are you in a mood?
What’s going on?
Ada apa?
I wish I were richer.
I’m so sick of paying bills.
Saya sangat lelah membayar tagihan.
Situation 2
I wish I were richer.
Don’t we all.
But I mean like super rich.
So rich that all you can do is spend.
Begitu kaya sehingga yang bisa Anda lakukan hanyalah menghabiskan.
Would that really make you happier?
02
I wish I were thinner.
Situation 1
I wish I were thinner.
You look perfectly beautiful to me.
Is it about what others think?
Apakah ini tentang apa yang orang lain pikirkan?
Yes and no.
I wanna feel good about myself.
Saya ingin merasa baik tentang diri saya sendiri.
Maybe focus on your inner self and why you feel like you need to be thinner.
Situation 2
Look at these models.
I recognize some of them.
I wish I were thinner.
These models can wear whatever they want.
These models can wear whatever they want.
I think you look perfectly beautiful the way you are.
Isn’t that more important?
Apakah itu tidak lebih penting?
03
I wish I were younger.
Situation 1
I'm starting to look middle aged.
No, you don’t.
You look very young for your age.
Kamu terlihat sangat muda untuk usiamu.
I wish I were younger.
Well, how about wishing you could age gracefully instead of wishing for something that is impossible.
Situation 2
Should I go see a dermatologist?
Why?
Well, I wish I were younger.
I wish I looked younger too.
Saya juga berharap saya terlihat lebih muda.
I support you in any decision you make.
Even if that means going under the knife to look younger.
Bahkan jika itu berarti harus menjalani operasi untuk terlihat lebih muda.
04
I wish I were on a beach.
Situation 1
I wish I were on a beach.
That sounds amazing.
Laying on the sand around sunset with a drink in one hand and a book in the other.
I’m looking at tickets, as we speak.
Situation 2
You’ve been so stressed these past few months.
Do you need to get away?
Apakah Anda perlu istirahat?
I wish I were on a beach.
Tell you what.
I’ll send you to the beach, just choose if you’d rather go alone or together.
Saya akan mengirimkan Anda ke pantai, tinggal pilih apakah Anda lebih suka pergi sendiri atau bersama.
Together, of course!
05
I wish I were running outside.
Situation 1
Damn this weather.
I know.
It’s just too hot to go anywhere or do anything.
Cuacanya terlalu panas untuk pergi ke mana pun atau melakukan apa pun.
I wish I were running outside.
Let’s go for a run as soon as this heatwave dies.
Situation 2
I wish I were running outside.
You can run all you want when you get better.
This cast is so itchy.
Hopefully, you’ll recover fully from your broken leg.
Writer's Note
What is the difference between "were" and "was"?
"Were" and "was" are both past tense versions of the verb to be. But "were" is usually used in relation to second person singular and plural pronouns such as "you", "your", "yours". And a handful of times it could be used with first and third person plural pronouns such as "we", "they".
We use "was", on the other hand, when we’re using the first person singular pronoun or when using the third person singular such as "he" or "she".
For example, you wouldn’t say, "You was going to the gym". You would say, "You were going to the gym".
But you would say, "I was going to the gym" rather than "I were going to the gym."
In a nutshell, I wish I were = grammatically correct