Quiero probar la empanada de atún en esa panadería.

I want to try the tuna pie at that bakery.

Breakdown of Quiero probar la empanada de atún en esa panadería.

• yo: I
• querer: to want
• en: at
• de: of

Questions & Answers about Quiero probar la empanada de atún en esa panadería.

Why is it quiero probar and not something like yo quiero probar?

In Spanish, subject pronouns are often omitted because the verb already shows who the subject is.

• quiero = I want
• The -o ending tells you it is I

So Quiero probar... is the normal, natural way to say it.

You can say Yo quiero probar..., but yo is usually added only for emphasis, contrast, or clarity, for example:

• Yo quiero probar la empanada, pero él no.
  I want to try the empanada, but he doesn’t.

What does probar mean here? Is it to try or to taste?

Here probar means to try in the sense of trying food, so it can also feel like to taste.

In food contexts, probar is very common in Spanish:

• Quiero probar la empanada. = I want to try the empanada.
• Prueba esto. = Try this / Taste this.

So in this sentence, probar specifically means trying the tuna empanada as food, not making an attempt at doing something.

Why is it la empanada and not just empanada?