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Usages of to want
I am speaking slowly because I want you to understand me.
Estoy hablando despacio porque quiero que me entiendas.
I want tea.
Yo quiero té.
I want tea or coffee.
Yo quiero té o café.
I want to be able to run fast.
Quiero poder correr rápido.
I want to go out.
Quiero salir.
I want to invite my friends to the birthday dinner.
Quiero invitar a mis amigos a la cena de cumpleaños.
I want to remember every birthday in my family.
Quiero recordar cada cumpleaños en mi familia.
She usually exercises at the gym because she wants to be strong.
Ella normalmente hace ejercicio en el gimnasio porque quiere ser fuerte.
I want to sing well.
Quiero cantar bien.
She wants to study abroad, maybe in Canada.
Ella quiere estudiar en el extranjero, quizá en Canadá.
My cousin wants to visit Canada next summer.
Mi prima quiere visitar Canadá el próximo verano.
She wants to improve her English before her next vacation.
Ella quiere mejorar su inglés antes de sus próximas vacaciones.
Sometimes a meeting is so boring that we want to cancel it.
A veces una reunión es tan aburrida que queremos cancelarla.
Both teams want to improve, so they practice every evening.
Ambos equipos quieren mejorar, así que practican todas las tardes.
I want to become a doctor.
Quiero ser doctor.
I just want water.
Yo solo quiero agua.
I want some water.
Yo quiero un poco de agua.
I want to become a singer.
Quiero ser cantante.
I do not want to wait longer at the station.
No quiero esperar más en la estación.
She wants to join our study group, but she is still shy.
Ella quiere unirse a nuestro grupo de estudio, pero todavía es tímida.
The cashier asks if I want a receipt or a digital receipt.
La cajera pregunta si quiero un recibo o un recibo digital.
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