​¿Qué quieren hacer después de la escuela?

What do you want to do this weekend? Where do you want to go next? This lesson covers the Spanish verb ''querer'', which means 'to want' or 'to love'.

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Learn how to express your wishes, make requests, or talk about feelings in the present tense!

​Pronunciation:

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​querer- keh-rehr

quiero- ​kee-EH-roh

​To say you want to do

something...

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Add an infinitive!

​(they end in -ar, -er, or -ir)

​To say you want to do something...

​Common infinitives...

• ​jugar - to play

  • ​quiero jugar- I want to play

• hablar - to talk/speak

  • ​quieres hablar- you want to talk/speak

• ​ir - to go

  • ​quiere ir- he wants to go

• tener - to have

  • ​quieren tener - they want to have

• ser - to be (profession or personality trait)

  • ​quiero ser (médico) - I want to be (a doctor)

• ​estar - to be (feeling or emotion)

  • ​quiero estar (feliz)- I want to be (happy)