How to Say ‘What do you want me to do?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Qué quieres que haga?
keh kee-EH-rehs keh AH-gah
[keh kee-EH-rehs keh AH-gah]
💬 Usage Tip: After quieres que, the next verb changes shape: hago "I do" becomes haga. Same swap: ¿Qué quieres que escriba? "What do you want me to write?"
Phrase Breakdown
¿Qué quieres
keh kee-EH-rehs
What do you want
Both words start with a 'k' sound, and the 'u' is silent: keh-KYEH-res.
¿Qué quieres comer?
What do you want to eat?
Words in this phrase
Qué
[keh]
what
A question word used to ask for information or choices.
¿Qué color te gusta más?
What color do you like most?
quieres
[kee-EH-rehs]
you want
Present tense of querer in the tú form.
Si quieres más detalles, con gusto te los mando.
If you want more details, I’ll gladly send them to you.
que haga?
keh AH-gah
me to do?
'Haga' is the subjunctive form of 'hacer'. The 'h' is silent, so 'que haga' sounds like keh-A-ga.
¿Quieres que haga la cena?
Do you want me to make dinner?
Words in this phrase
que
[keh]
that
A conjunction used to connect clauses, often translated as that.
Pienso que el diseño funciona bien.
I think that the design works well.
haga
[AH-gah]
I do / I should do
Subjunctive form of 'hacer' (to do/make) for 'yo', used after expressions of wanting or requesting.
¿Quieres que haga el reporte hoy?
Do you want me to do the report today?
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