Yo Quiero / Quisiera / Me Gustaria - ???
So the Latin American Spanish I have learned has been telling me to use "Yo quiero" when I want something but I have just found out this is not very polite.
Apparently I should be using "quisiera" or "me gustaria" instead. But I am confused what they actually mean and when I should use them.
Also do I need to use "yo" as well;
"Yo quisiera una manzana" or just "quisiera una manzana"
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WOW, That´s a good answer. I had that question, too. Thanks.
- Joseph
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Yes, both are common and polite. Although, me gustaría is more common. But, if you say Yo quiero, sounds good. I say it in a restaurant.
Person 1 (Mesero[Waiter]): Hola, buen día, mi nombre es Rubén y voy a ser su mesero el día de hoy, ¿les puedo ofrecer algo de beber?. ---- Person 2: A mí me gustaría un refresco de manzana------------ Person 1: ¿y para usted señor? ----------Person 3: Yo quiero un café americano / A mí me puede traer un café americano, por favor. / A mí me gustaría un café americano ---- Person 1: Bueno, en un momento se los traigo, cualquier cosa estoy a su servicio.
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Ok thanks. I read on a couple of websites that Quisiera and Me Gustaria are sort of interchangeable when asking for something?
If you were in a restaurant for instance, if you used either one then it would sound ok, someone would know what you meant and you wouldn't sound rude.
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With emphasise, I mean like:
Person 1 (German): Hola, ¿quieres ir al cine?
Person 2 (Vanessa): Sí, me encantaría
Person 1 (German): ¿Tú qué opinas Juan?
Person 3 (Juan) : Yo no quiero ir.
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Quisiera is more like a wish. e.g. Quisiera tener todo el dinero del mundo. This is subjunctive.
Me gustaría is a conditional. e.g. Me gustaría tener todo el dinero del mundo. if you see the ending -ría = would.
We use them depending of the context:
If you want to sound polite, I´d say, Me gustaría (Me gustaría una taza de café), but If you want to let know to someone something, you can use quisiera (Mamá quisiera ese juguete para navidad).
And no, usually, we don´t say "yo" because we understand with the conjugations, although there are exceptions, that´s when you want to emphasise something.
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