Hola. In this video lesson, we’re going to cover the verb querer (to want).
Notice that in this video I only really discuss the verb meaning ‘to want’ but it could also be used as ‘to love’ with people and pets.
ex:
Juan quiere a sus padres. – Juan loves his parents.
Ellos quieren a sus gatos. - They love their cats.
(Yo) Te quiero. – I love you.
Verb conjugation chart:
Vocabulario:
comer – to eat
el cine – movie theater
el muchacho – boy
el profesor - professor / teacher
el restaurante – restaurant
estar de vacaciones – to be on vacation
hablar por teléfono – to talk on the phone
hacer la tarea – to do homework
ir – to go
jugar al béisbol – to play baseball
la chica – girl
la novia – girlfriend
la secretaria – secretary (female)
leer – to read
nuevo – new
pequeño – small
tener – to have
tocar la guitarra – to play guitar
una chaqueta – a jacket
una pizza – a pizza
un coche – a car
un gato – a cat
un millón de dólares - a million dollars
unos tenis – some tennis shoes.
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7 responses so far ↓
Irina // August 8, 2009 at 2:47 pm |
Hola, Sr. Jordan!
Could you please clarify why we need to use “unos” befor tenis? As I understant unos=some and tenis only two – a pair. Is it because tenis is meant as not defined ones?
Thank you in advance and
Muchas gracias por las lecciones!
Señor Jordan // August 12, 2009 at 5:56 pm |
Thanks for your question.
‘tenis’ is a shortened form.
los [zapatos de] tenis => los tenis
unos [zapatos de] tenis => unos tenis
Flint // August 25, 2009 at 8:52 pm |
Senor Jordan,
How about some videos on subjunctive, Ud & Uds Commands etc….
Great Videos!
Gracias Senor
Amalia // October 9, 2009 at 9:39 am |
you are so lovely.
Amalia, Spain.
larisa // October 9, 2009 at 2:09 pm |
Ola, Sr. Jordan, the video is pretty good! I’ve noticed that the more funny pictures are used the easier or faster the example or rule can be remembered or understood.
you say that te quiero = I love you, but the verb quierer = to want, so if I say ‘te quiero’ it sounds like ‘I want you’, but I think it’s a little bit grossly, isnt’ it? Am I wrong?
Señor Jordan // October 9, 2009 at 3:07 pm |
Actually, it isn’t taken incorrectly at all. Friends will tell each other: “Te quiero” (I love you / I care about you). Children will tell their parents and vice-versa.
Fay Ewalt // November 3, 2009 at 6:21 am |
Dear Senor Jordan,
I was wondering if you have a video that discusses synonyms or those words that appear to be but have ever so slightly a different meaning. Also, I am having a real problem with the personal “a.” Any suggestions?
I want you to know that I have learned more in the past few weeks by watching your videos than I have in the past six months. This includes school, computer programs, numerous books, audio tapes and consistent personal study.
Thanks so much,
Fay