Spanish grammar
Quiero, quieres, quiere
Order a drink and say what you want.
From the scene Un café, por favor (A coffee, please)
In short
Use querer to say what you want: quiero, quieres, quiere. Add por favor to be polite.
- I want quiero
- you want quieres
- he / she wants quiere
Your turn
Which one goes with you want?
Options: quiero · quiere · quieres
Show answer
you want → quieres
How it works
Querer = to want. Quiero un café = I want a coffee. To be polite, add por favor.
Good to know
The e becomes ie: querer → quiero.
I want quiero
Nuria
Quiero un café con leche.
I want a white coffee.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
(blank) un café con leche.
Options: Quiero · Quieres · Quiere
Show answer
Nuria
Quiero un café con leche.
I want a white coffee.
you want quieres
Elena
¿Qué quieres, Nuria?
What do you want, Nuria?
Your turn
What fills the gap?
¿Qué (blank), Nuria?
Options: quieres · quiero
Show answer
Elena
¿Qué quieres, Nuria?
What do you want, Nuria?
he / she wants quiere
Nuria
Ella quiere un chocolate.
She wants a hot chocolate.
Your turn
What fills the gap?
Ella (blank) un chocolate.
Options: quieres · quiere · quiero
Show answer
Nuria
Ella quiere un chocolate.
She wants a hot chocolate.
Common mistake
Not quiero or quiere here. Elena asks Nuria.
¿Qué quieres, Nuria?
What do you want, Nuria?
Practise it in the story
Meet this rule inside a short animated scene. Answer as it plays, then say the lines yourself.
Practise free in the appSee all forms
| I want | quiero |
|---|---|
| you want | quieres |
| he / she wants | quiere |
More lines from the story
- Elena¡Y churros! Quiero churros también.And churros! I want churros too.
- NuriaNo, gracias. Nada más.No, thanks. Nothing else.
- ElenaYo quiero un chocolate.I want a hot chocolate.