How do you say...? I need to ... I have to ... or I must ... in Mandarin?
I know "xiang," which is "I'd like to." I think "ke," with the 4th tone means need, but in your answer, could you give some examples of how to use these expressions with other verbs, as in "We must go now," or "I have to ask you a question."

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"We must go now,"    我们必须走了   口语中也可以说 我们要走了

 "I have to ask you a question."  我不得不问你一个问题  口语中也可以说 我们要走了

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i need to+verb.=...:我需要+verb.（pinyin: wo xu yao...）
for eg: i need to read books：我需要看书 (看=read,书=books)

i have to+verb =    我不得不+verb （pinyin: wo bu de bu）
for eg: i have to go ：我不得不走了 （走=go）

i must+verb= 我必须+verb (pinyin:wo bi xu)
eg i must ask you this question：我必须问你这个问题 （问=ask   这个=this   问题=question）

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