How to Say ‘I wanted’ in Spain Spanish
Quería
keh-REE-ah
[keh-REE-ah]
💬 Usage Tip: [Quería] often softens what you're about to say, so it can sound gentler than a direct present like [quiero]. The same idea shows up in [quería preguntarte una cosa] for "I wanted to ask you something."
Phrase Breakdown
Quería
[keh-REE-ah]
I wanted (to) / I was wanting (to)
Imperfect of "querer". A polite, softer way to introduce what you’d like to say (less direct than "quiero").
Quería hablar contigo sobre Jesús, si te parece bien.
I wanted to talk with you about Jesus, if that seems okay.
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