打算(dǎsùan)

想(xiǎng)

I've just made some sentences using 打算 (plan to, intend to) and 想 (want to), which I think are very useful. 

我打算去上海。
我打算买这个。
 

我想喝咖啡。
我想去中国。 

Actually, typing in Chinese is much harder that I thought. I can't even retrieve the right characters unless I know the 拼音 to go with them.