hotéti to be willing; to want; (marati) to like; (želeti) to wish, to want, to desire; (nameravati) to intend, to purpose, to mean, to have in view
 rajši hotéti to prefer
 ne hotéti to be unwilling
 hočeš cigareto? will you have a cigarette?
 kaj hočete? what do you want?
 kaj hočeš od mene? what do you want of me?
 on ve, kaj hoče he knows what he wants, he knows his mind
 kakor hočete as you like, as you please, as you wish, suit yourself
 naj to hoče ali ne whether he likes it or not
 hočeš-nočeš whether you like it or not, willy-nilly, willing or unwilling
 noče sprejeti denarja he won't accept the money
 naj stane, kar hoče whatever the cost, whatever it may cost
 kaj hočete reči s tem? what do you mean by it?
 ona dela, kar hoče she has her own way
 sam ne ve, kaj hoče he does not know his own mind
 hočem, da greš domov I want you to go home
 s silo hoče, da grem domov he insists on my going home, he insists I go home
 imamo vse, kar hočemo we have all we want, we want for nothing
 hočemo mu dobro we wish him well
 kaj mi hoče (čemu mi bo) ta knjiga? I have no use for this book
 hoče mi se (piti) I feel like a drink, I feel thirsty, I'd like a drink
 dobro vem, kaj on hoče I fully appreciate (ali I realise full well) what he has in mind
 kakorkoli hočete as you like (ali choose ali please), at your discretion
 hoče biti (dela se, da je) znanstvenik he pretends to be a scientist
 hočeš, da te peljem z avtom (na postajo)? would you like me to drive you (to the station)?, shall I drive you (to the station)?
 hočete še malo mesa? will you have (ali take) a little more meat?
 kaj sem hotel reči? what was I going to say
 hotel sem samo reči, da... I only meant to say that...
 hotel je telelefonirati, pa je pozabil he meant to call, but he forgot
 (sam) si to hotel you asked for it (yourself)
 hotela me je udariti she felt like hitting me
 usoda je hotela, da... it was fated that...
 srce mi je hotelo počiti my heart was ready to burst (ali to break)
 on je tako hotel he wanted it that way
 hotel se je poročiti he wanted to get married, he was about to be married
 nesreča je hotela (as) ill luck (ali misfortune) would have it
 na vsak način je hotel imeti nov avto he insisted on having a new car
 jaz bi hotel (iti) I should like (I'd like) to (go)
 kaj bi hoteli še več? what more could you wish for?
 hotéti in želeti je dvoje willing and wishing are not the same