What do you want in Spanish translation: ¿qué quieres?
What do you want is a question from the English language which means to inquire someone of their preference or desired thing and is usually asked by people offering hospitality.
How do you say ‘What do you want’ in Spanish?
The question is translated as ‘Qué quieres’.
Simple Present (translation)
Tú (You)(informal)(singular) – ¿Qué quieres?
Usted (You)(formal)(singular) – ¿Qué quiere?
Ustedes (You)(plural) – ¿Qué quieren?
Examples:
‘What do you want for dinner?’ is translated as: ‘¿Qué quieres para cenar?’. (you)(informal)(singular)
‘What do you want for dinner?’ is translated as: ‘¿Qué quiere para cenar?’. (you)(formal)(singular)
‘What do you want for dinner?’ is translated as: ‘¿Qué quieren para cenar?’. (you)(plural)
What do you want to eat? in the Spanish translation will be ‘¿Qué quieres comer?’.
What do you want to drink? is translated as ‘¿Qué quieres beber?’.
After reading the examples you must now be familiar with the question what do you want and the translation of the question in the Spanish language.
Sentences with the phrase what do you want in Spanish
| No sé qué quieres que te diga. | – | I don’t know what you want me to tell you. |
| ¿Qué quieres de mí? | – | What do you want of me? |
| Ni tú sabes qué quieres para tu vida. | – | You don’t even know what you want for your life. |
| No entendemos qué quieres que hagamos. | – | We don’t understand what you want us to do. |
| ¿Qué quieres Paola? | – | What do you want Paula? |
| Dice mi madre que qué quieres. | – | She tells my mother what do you want. |
| Decídete, ¿qué quieres? | – | Make up your mind, what do you want? |
| ¿Qué quieres por tu cumpleaños? | – | What do you want for your birthday? |
| Papá, mami no tiene idea de qué quieres por los enamorados. | – | Dad, mommy has no idea what you want for lovers. |
| ¿Qué quieres que haga con esa información? | – | What do you want me to do with that information? |
| Dime, ¿qué quieres comer? | – | Tell me, what do you want to eat? |
| ¿Qué quieres cocinar? | – | What do you want to cook? |
| No sé qué quieres de mí. | – | I do not know what do you want of me. |
| ¿Qué quieres que te busque? | – | What do you want me to look for you? |
| Dice la niña que qué quieres hacer. | – | The girl says what do you want to do. |
| ¿Qué quieres para ser feliz? | – | What do you want to be happy? |
| Hablemos, ¿qué quieres de esta relación? | – | Let’s talk, what do you want from this relationship? |
| Dime qué quieres y te lo compro. | – | Tell me what you want and I’ll buy it for you. |
| No sé qué quieres si todo te lo di. | – | I don’t know what you want if I gave you everything. |
| ¿Qué quieres que hablemos ahora? | – | What do you want us to talk about now? |
| No me interesa saber qué quieres. | – | I don’t care what you want. |
| No sé qué quieres, y no me importa. | – | I don’t know what you want, and I don’t care. |
| Explícame mejor qué quieres. | – | Explain to me better what you want. |
| ¿Qué quieres, vino tinto o blanco? | – | What do you want, red or white wine? |
| Salado o dulce, ¿qué quieres? | – | Salty or sweet, what do you want? |
| ¿Qué quieres que te cuente? | – | What do you want me to tell you? |
| Dime qué quieres llevar al viaje. | – | Tell me what you want to take on the trip. |
| Hablemos de qué quieres hacer de grande. | – | Let’s talk about what you want to do when you grow up. |
| ¿Sabes ya qué quieres estudiar? | – | Do you already know what you want to study? |
| Tienes 30 años, debes saber ya qué quieres y qué no. | – | You are 30 years old, you should already know what you want and what you don’t. |
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