How to Say ‘I wanted to mention a couple of things’ in Spain Spanish
Quería comentarles un par de cosas
keh-REE-ah koh-men-TAR-les oon par deh KOH-sas
[keh-REE-ah koh-men-TAR-les oon par deh KOH-sas]
🇪🇸 In Spain: This is a gentle way to open with your requests before you list allergies or needs. Staff will usually answer with Usted dirá or Dígame "Tell me".
Phrase Breakdown
Quería comentarles
keh-REE-ah koh-men-TAR-les
I wanted to mention to you (all)
'Quería' is a polite past form, softer than 'quiero'. 'Les' means 'to you' in the plural or formal sense. Stress: 'que-RÍ-a co-men-TAR-les'.
Quería comentarles algo importante.
I wanted to mention something important to you.
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.
comentarles
[koh-men-TAR-les]
to mention to you (plural/formal)
Infinitive 'comentar' (to mention, comment) plus the pronoun 'les' (to you all).
Tengo que comentarles algo importante.
I have to mention something important to you.
un par de cosas
oon par deh KOH-sas
a couple of things
A common phrase meaning 'a few things'. Say it smoothly in one breath.
Compré un par de cosas.
I bought a couple of things.
Words in this phrase
un
[oon]
a / an
Masculine singular indefinite article used before a noun.
Busco un entorno donde pueda crecer profesionalmente.
I am looking for an environment where I can grow professionally.
par
[par]
couple, pair
A pair; 'un par de' means 'a couple of'.
Quiero un par de cervezas.
I want a couple of beers.
de
[deh]
of
A common connector joining type with company.
En la pregunta ¿Qué tipo de empresa?, de conecta las ideas.
In the question What type of company?, de connects the ideas.
cosas
[KOH-sas]
things
Plural of 'cosa', thing or matter.
Hay muchas cosas en la mesa.
There are many things on the table.
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