Mi prima quiere estudiar repostería.

to want

Breakdown of Mi prima quiere estudiar repostería.

• mi: my
• estudiar: to study
• la prima: the cousin

Questions & Answers about Mi prima quiere estudiar repostería.

Why is it mi prima and not mí prima?

Because mi here is a possessive adjective meaning my.

• mi = my
• mí = me after a preposition, as in para mí (for me)

So in Mi prima, mi has no accent mark.

Does mi change for masculine and feminine nouns?

No. Mi stays the same for both masculine and feminine singular nouns.

• mi primo = my male cousin
• mi prima = my female cousin

Only the noun changes for gender, not mi.
In the plural, it becomes mis:

• mis primos
• mis primas

What exactly does prima mean?

Prima means female cousin. It is the feminine form of primo.

• primo = male cousin
• prima = female cousin

So Spanish makes the cousin’s gender explicit here, unlike English, which just says cousin.