How to Say ‘I wanted to know’ in Spain Spanish
Quería saber
keh-REE-ah sah-BEHR
[keh-REE-ah sah-BEHR]
💬 Usage Tip: Spaniards use the past form quería to make a request sound softer, much like English "I was wondering". Same trick: quería una mesa "I'd like a table".
Phrase Breakdown
Quería
[keh-REE-ah]
I wanted
Imperfect tense of 'querer'; often softens requests and sounds polite in messages.
Quería agradecerte el tiempo que me dedicaste ayer.
I wanted to thank you for the time you gave me yesterday.
saber
[sah-BEHR]
to know / find out
Infinitive meaning to know facts or to find out.
Quiero saber el precio.
I want to know the price.
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