How to Say ‘Do you want to hurt someone?’ in Spain Spanish
¿Quiere hacer daño a alguien?
KYEH-reh ah-SEHR DAH-nyoh ah ahl-GYEN
[KYEH-reh ah-SEHR DAH-nyoh ah ahl-GYEN]
💬 Usage Tip: quiere with no subject works as the formal "you want", and the same form also means "he/she wants". Context or usted makes it clear.
Phrase Breakdown
¿Quiere hacer daño
KYEH-reh ah-SEHR DAH-nyoh
Do you want to hurt / do harm
Here 'hacer' is not reflexive. 'Qu' sounds like 'k': 'KIE-re a-THER DA-ño'.
¿Quiere hacer daño a su familia?
Do you want to hurt your family?
Words in this phrase
Quiere
[KYEH-reh]
do you want
Polite verb form from querer, often used by staff with customers.
¿La quiere en la terraza o dentro?
Do you want it on the terrace or inside?
hacer
[ah-SEHR]
to make / to do
Used with reserva to say make a reservation.
Voy a hacer la reserva ahora mismo.
I’m going to make the reservation right now.
daño
[DAH-nyoh]
harm
Noun for injury or hurt; 'hacer daño' means to hurt.
No quiero hacer daño.
I don't want to cause harm.
a alguien?
ah ahl-GYEN
someone?
The two 'a' sounds merge into one: 'AL-guien'. The 'u' is silent.
¿Conoce a alguien aquí?
Do you know someone here?
Words in this phrase
a
[ah]
to
A preposition used before an infinitive verb.
Está dispuesto «A» colaborar con el equipo.
He is willing to collaborate with the team.
alguien
[ahl-GYEN]
someone
An indefinite pronoun meaning some person, without saying exactly who.
Hay «alguien» que puede ayudarte con eso.
There is someone who can help you with that.
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