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    Querría (en. I would like)

    /keˈria/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    It expresses the desire or intention to perform an action.
    I would like to travel the world.
    Yo querría viajar por el mundo.
    It is used to indicate what one wanted to do at an earlier time.
    He would like to go to the party, but he had to work.
    Él querría ir a la fiesta, pero tenía que trabajar.
    It shows an unfulfilled desire in the past.
    We would like to have more time to study.
    Nosotros querríamos tener más tiempo para estudiar.

    Etymology

    From the verb querer, which comes from the Latin 'quaerere'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    I would like to know
    It expresses the desire to obtain information.
    querría saber
    What would you want?
    It questions someone's wishes or intentions.
    ¿qué querría?
    I would mean
    It introduces a clarification or an expression of the desire to explain something.
    querría decir

    Related Words

    want
    To have the desire to possess, do, or achieve something.
    querer
    desire
    The feeling of wanting something.
    deseo
    intention
    Purpose or wish to do something.
    intención

    Slang Meanings

    It expresses an intense desire.
    I want to give that person everything they would want.
    Quiero darle a esa persona todo lo que querría.
    It is used to suggest something done confidently.
    If you ask me, I would say I would want a change in my life.
    Si me lo preguntas, diría que querría un cambio en mi vida.