How to Say ‘Hey, do you fancy moving to the back?’ in Spain Spanish
Oye, ¿te apetece que nos movamos al fondo?
OH-yeh teh ah-peh-TEH-theh keh nohs moh-BAH-mohs ahl FOHN-doh
[OH-yeh teh ah-peh-TEH-theh keh nohs moh-BAH-mohs ahl FOHN-doh]
💬 Usage Tip: After ¿te apetece que...? the verb changes shape: nos movemos becomes nos movamos. Same swap: ¿te apetece que salgamos? "fancy going out?"
🇪🇸 In Spain: ¿Te apetece? is the light, low-pressure way to suggest something in Spain. It lets the other person say no easily, which suits a flirt.
Phrase Breakdown
Oye, ¿te apetece
OH-yeh teh ah-peh-TEH-theh
Hey, do you feel like
'Oye' means 'hey' and is said 'O-ye'. In Spain, 'c' before 'e' sounds like 'th': 'a-pe-TE-the'.
Oye, ¿te apetece un café?
Hey, do you fancy a coffee?
Words in this phrase
Oye
[OH-yeh]
listen
Used to grab someone's attention.
Oye, muchacho, ven aquí.
Listen, boy, come here.
te
[teh]
to you
Indirect object pronoun used with quedar bien/mal to say how something suits someone.
Ese color te queda muy bien, en serio.
That color suits you very well, seriously.
apetece
[ah-peh-TEH-theh]
you feel like; appeals to you
Used to ask whether someone wants something in a casual, natural way.
Si te pregunto «Te apetece» un café, quiero saber si te apetece.
If I ask you “Do you feel like” a coffee, I want to know if you feel like it.
que nos movamos
keh nohs moh-BAH-mohs
us moving
This is the subjunctive form of 'movernos' (to move ourselves). Stress 'VA': 'ke nos mo-BA-mos'.
Prefiero que nos movamos ya.
I'd rather we move now.
Words in this phrase
que
[keh]
that
A conjunction used to introduce a clause after verbs like creer, decir, or pensar.
Pienso que la flexibilidad también forma parte de una buena cultura.
I think that flexibility is also part of a good culture.
nos
[nohs]
ourselves / we
Reflexive pronoun used with 'alegrarse' to mean 'we are glad' or 'we rejoice'.
Nos sentimos mejor después de hablar.
We feel better after talking.
movamos
[moh-BAH-mohs]
we move
Subjunctive of 'moverse' (to move), used after 'que'.
Quiere que nos movamos.
He wants us to move.
al fondo?
ahl FOHN-doh
to the back?
'Al fondo' means 'to the back' or 'at the end'. Stress 'FON' and raise your tone for the question.
Los baños están al fondo.
The toilets are at the back.
Words in this phrase
al
[ahl]
to the
Contraction of 'a' + 'el', meaning 'to the'.
Si no te gusta, vete al carajo.
If you don’t like it, go to hell.
fondo
[FOHN-doh]
back / far end
The back part of a room or place.
El baño está al fondo.
The bathroom is at the back.
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