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Quiero comer ahora.

Quiero comer ahora.
I want to eat now.
From Lesson 34:Verb + infinitive (quiero comer, sé leer)·Spanish (Spain)

Questions & Answers about Quiero comer ahora.

Why doesn't this sentence start with yo?
In Spanish, the verb ending usually tells you who is doing the action. Because quiero ends in -o, it already means 'I want'. You can add yo for emphasis, but it is completely natural and very common to leave it out.
Why is the second verb, comer, in its full form?
When you have two verbs right next to each other like 'want to eat', you only change (conjugate) the first verb to match the person. The second verb stays in its basic dictionary form, called the infinitive.
The verb for 'to want' is querer. Why does it change to quiero instead of 'quero'?
Querer is a 'stem-changing' verb. For many common verbs in Spanish, the vowel in the middle changes when you conjugate it. Here, the -e- changes to -ie- to make quiero. You just have to memorize these changes as you learn new verbs!
How do I pronounce ahora? Do I say the 'h'?
No, the letter 'h' is always silent in Spanish! You pronounce ahora as if it were spelled 'a-o-ra', blending the sounds smoothly together.

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