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Quiero un kilo de tomates frescos, por favor.

Quiero un kilo de tomates frescos, por favor.
I want a kilo of fresh tomatoes, please.
From Lesson 67:Fresh Produce·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Quiero un kilo de tomates frescos, por favor.

Why is there no word for "I" before quiero?
In Spanish, the ending of the verb usually tells you who is doing the action. Because quiero already means "I want", you do not need to add the pronoun yo unless you want to add emphasis.
The infinitive for "to want" is querer. Why does it change to quiero here?
Querer is a very common "stem-changing" verb. When you conjugate it for the "I" form in the present tense, the middle e changes to ie.
Why is it tomates frescos instead of frescos tomates?
In Spanish, descriptive adjectives almost always come after the noun they describe. You are literally saying "tomatoes fresh".
Why does the word frescos end with an "s"?
Adjectives must match the gender and number of the noun they describe. Because tomates is masculine and plural, the base adjective fresco must also become masculine and plural by adding an "s" to become frescos.
Do I need to include de when asking for a certain weight of food?
Yes! Just like in English where you say "a kilo of tomatoes", in Spanish you use de (of) to link the measurement to the food.

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