How to Say ‘I wanted to ask you something’ in Spain Spanish
Quería hacerle una consulta
keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR-leh OO-nah kon-SOOL-tah
[keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR-leh OO-nah kon-SOOL-tah]
💬 Usage Tip: quería "I wanted" is softer than quiero "I want" and is the polite way to open a request. The le stuck onto hacer means "to you", as in quería preguntarle "I wanted to ask you".
Phrase Breakdown
Quería hacerle
keh-REE-ah ah-SEHR-leh
I wanted to ask you / make you
'Quería' is a polite past form of 'querer'. 'Le' is the formal 'you'. In Spain, the 'c' in 'hacerle' sounds like 'th'.
Quería hacerle una pregunta.
I wanted to ask you a question.
Words in this phrase
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.
hacerle
[ah-SEHR-leh]
to make (to you)
Infinitive 'hacer' plus formal pronoun 'le' (to you).
Quiero hacerle una pregunta.
I want to ask you a question.
una consulta
OO-nah kon-SOOL-tah
a query
'Consulta' is a question or enquiry. It's a polite word for asking about something.
Tengo una consulta sobre la reserva.
I have a query about the booking.
Words in this phrase
una
[OO-nah]
a
An article introducing a feminine singular noun.
Busco una cultura cercana y humana.
I’m looking for a close and humane culture.
consulta
[kon-SOOL-tah]
query / question
An inquiry asked for information.
Tengo una consulta sobre la reserva.
I have a question about the booking.
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