Do you want to have a play
Today I said that meaning "Do you want to play some game?". At that time, I thought that I could say something like "Do you want to have a talk", but about playing a game. So, was that question correct?
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You could say
Do you want to play some games? (plural)
or
Do you want to play a game? (singular)
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You could say:
Do you want to play a game of chess?
or
Would you like to play a game of poker?
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Sorry - I have edited my answer because I misread your question. I think there are situations where you could say 'do you want to have a play' or something like that. It would sound fine to say to a child, for instance, where you are not suggesting a specific game but just offering to play with them. Or an adult where some game is in progress already and you are offering them a chance to join in.
But you can't normally say 'some game[singular] - where the noun 'game' is 'countable' you can say 'some games' or 'a game' . Uncountable nouns are things like soap and rice and sand where the singular noun applies to a variable quantity , and the 'some' is fine. We would say 'some game or other' which would be OK too.
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