싶다
sipda · TOPIK 1
to want to (auxiliary)
sipda sounds like sip, duh: I want to sip. Verb + 고 싶다 = want to
Sound hook: sip-da, as in wanting a sip. It never stands alone: attach it to a verb stem with 고, so 먹고 싶다 = want to eat, 가고 싶다 = want to go. It conjugates like an adjective: 싶어요, 싶은.