Learn Spanish (Spain): No queremos trabajar hoy.

No queremos trabajar hoy.

We don't want to work today.

Breakdown of No queremos trabajar hoy.

to want; to love (a person)

Questions & Answers about No queremos trabajar hoy.

Why is there no word for "we" in this sentence?

In Spanish, the ending of the verb usually tells you who is doing the action. The verb queremos ends in -emos, which specifically means "we want." You can add nosotros at the beginning for emphasis, but it is not required.

I learned that "querer" has an "ie" in it, like "quiero". Why is it "queremos" here?

Querer is a stem-changing verb, meaning the "e" changes to "ie" for most forms (like quiero and quieres). However, the "we" (nosotros) and "you all" (vosotros) forms keep the original "e". So it is queremos, not "quieremos".

Why doesn't trabajar change to match "we"?

When you have two verbs together like "want to work", only the first verb is conjugated (changed to match the person). The second verb stays in its infinitive (dictionary) form, which is trabajar in this case.

Why does No come at the very beginning of the sentence?

To make a sentence negative in Spanish, you simply put no directly in front of the conjugated verb. Here, it goes right before queremos.

How do I pronounce the "h" in hoy?

The letter "h" is always silent in Spanish. You pronounce hoy as if it were just spelled "oy", rhyming with the English word "boy".