Learn Hardcore Spanish (Spain): Yo prefiero una pulsera pequeña, pero mi hermana quiere unos pendientes más grandes. - I prefer a small bracelet, but my sister wants bigger earrings.

Breakdown of Yo prefiero una pulsera pequeña, pero mi hermana quiere unos pendientes más grandes.

Why is Yo included here? Can’t Spanish just say Prefiero?

Yes — Spanish often drops subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows who is doing the action.

So Prefiero una pulsera pequeña is perfectly natural.

Here, yo is probably included for emphasis or contrast, especially because the sentence compares two people:

So yo helps highlight the contrast between I and my sister.

Why is it prefiero and not something like prefero?

In the present tense, the e in the stem changes to ie in most forms:

So prefiero is the correct yo form.

What is the difference between prefiere and quiere in this sentence?