Je veux parler librement avec mes amis dans le jardin.

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Breakdown of Je veux parler librement avec mes amis dans le jardin.

• l'ami: the friend
• avec: with
• dans: in

Questions & Answers about Je veux parler librement avec mes amis dans le jardin.

Why is it Je veux and not Je voudrais here? Aren’t both “I want / I would like”?

Both come from the verb vouloir (“to want”), but they differ in tone and sometimes in meaning:

• Je veux = I want

  • Present tense, direct and strong.
  • Neutral in many contexts, especially when just stating a desire:
    
    • Je veux parler français. = I want to speak French.
  • Can sound a bit blunt in requests:
    
    • Je veux un café. can sound demanding.

• Je voudrais = I would like

  • Conditional tense, more polite/softer.
  • Very common for requests:
    
    • Je voudrais un café. = I’d like a coffee (more polite than Je veux un café).

In your sentence Je veux parler librement avec mes amis dans le jardin, you’re stating a general desire/goal (something you want for yourself), so Je veux is perfectly natural. If you were asking someone for permission or trying to be more tentative, Je voudrais could also appear in a slightly different context, but here Je veux is the straightforward choice.

Why is parler in the infinitive form after veux?