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How to Say ‘I have to discuss it’ in Spain Spanish

Tengo que hablarlo

TEHNG-goh keh ah-BLAR-loh

[TEHNG-goh keh ah-BLAR-loh]

💬 Usage Tip: Small words like lo "it" can be stuck onto the end of a verb in its basic form: hablarlo, verlo "to see it". Tengo que plus any verb means "I have to".

Phrase Breakdown

Tengo

[TEHNG-goh]

have

To possess or own something.

Example

Tengo dos hermanas.

I have two sisters.

que

[keh]

to (in 'have to')

After 'tener' it forms 'tener que', meaning 'to have to'.

Example

Tengo que trabajar.

I have to work.

hablarlo

[ah-BLAR-loh]

to talk about it

'Hablar' plus 'lo' (it): to discuss it.

Example

Prefiero hablarlo mañana.

I prefer to talk about it tomorrow.

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