Quiero acampar en la montaña con mi hermana este fin de semana.

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Breakdown of Quiero acampar en la montaña con mi hermana este fin de semana.

• querer: to want
• en: in
• mi: my

Questions & Answers about Quiero acampar en la montaña con mi hermana este fin de semana.

Why does the sentence start with quiero and not yo quiero?

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

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

So Quiero acampar... is completely natural.
You could say Yo quiero acampar... if you want extra emphasis, for example to contrast with someone else:

• Yo quiero acampar, pero mi hermana no. = I want to camp, but my sister doesn’t.

Why is it quiero acampar? Why are there two verbs together?

This is a very common Spanish structure:

• querer + infinitive = to want to do something

So:

• quiero = I want
• acampar = to camp

Together, quiero acampar means I want to camp.

This works with many other verbs too:

• Quiero comer = I want to eat
• Quiero viajar = I want to travel
• Quiero dormir = I want to sleep

Is acampar a regular verb?