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How to Say ‘I want to tell you something personal.’ in Spain Spanish

Quiero contarte algo personal.

kee-EH-roh kohn-TAR-teh AHL-goh pehr-soh-NAHL

[kee-EH-roh kohn-TAR-teh AHL-goh pehr-soh-NAHL]

💬 Usage Tip: Describing words go after algo: algo personal, algo importante "something important".

Phrase Breakdown

Quiero contarte

kee-EH-roh kohn-TAR-teh

I want to tell you

'Quiero' (I want) + 'contarte' (to tell you). Stress 'TAR': con-TAR-te.

Example

Quiero contarte un secreto.

I want to tell you a secret.

Words in this phrase

Quiero

[kee-EH-roh]

I want

First-person singular of querer; used to say what you want or would like.

Example

Quiero reservar una mesa para mañana.

I want to reserve a table for tomorrow.

contarte

[kohn-TAR-teh]

to tell you

Contar (to tell) plus attached pronoun te (you).

Example

Voy a contarte una historia.

I'm going to tell you a story.

algo personal.

AHL-goh pehr-soh-NAHL

something personal

In Spanish, the adjective comes after 'algo'. Stress the last syllable: per-so-NAL.

Example

Es algo personal.

It's something personal.

Words in this phrase

algo

[AHL-goh]

something

An indefinite word meaning something.

Example

¿Necesita algo sobre la política de reservas?

Do you need something about the reservation policy?

personal

[pehr-soh-NAHL]

personal

Adjective meaning private or related to oneself.

Example

Es una pregunta personal.

It's a personal question.

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