Vols iogurt? Sí, en vull un ara.

to want

Breakdown of Vols iogurt? Sí, en vull un ara.

• ara: now
• un: one
• el iogurt: the yogurt

Questions & Answers about Vols iogurt? Sí, en vull un ara.

What does vols mean, and what form is it?

Vols is the 2nd person singular present form of voler (to want).

• jo vull = I want
• tu vols = you want
• ell/ella vol = he/she wants

So Vols iogurt? is addressing one person informally: Do you want yogurt?

If you were speaking to more than one person, or using the polite form, you would use voleu instead.

Why is there no word for you in Vols iogurt?

Catalan often drops subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb form.

Because vols already tells you the subject is tu, Catalan normally does not need to say tu.

So:

• Vols iogurt? = normal, natural
• Tu vols iogurt? = possible, but more emphatic, as in Do you want yogurt?

This is different from English, where the subject usually has to be stated.

Why is it Vols iogurt? and not Vols un iogurt?