Wondering if I am correct or not on this....

Question

Me and my friend (both of us non-native spanish speakers) were talking and I told her in Spanish that I want to eat, I said "Yo quiero comer". She was trying to tell me that "yo quiero comer" wasn't correct because it wasn't conjugated right, she said it should be "Yo quiero como". Wouldn't "Yo quiero como" translate back to "I want I eat". I am pretty sure I am right with this one, but need confirmation. She said if she wasn't right then her teacher is teaching them incorrectly. I have had a lot more experience with Spanish than she has. Can someone please let me know, so I can help her out?

Answer 1

I think you are right....you conjugate the first verb and use the infinitive of the second verb....

thanks :) - buscandoalgo, Nov 30, 2010

Answer 2

You're right about comer, but drop the yo

Best advice.... - Ann-Frances, Nov 30, 2010

Answer 3

'Yo quiero como' would translate to I want like/I want I eat, and wouldn't make sense. If you said 'te quiero como', that would translate to 'I want you like....' I'd say 'yo quiero comer' makes perfect sense in trying to say I want to eat. I think that she is confused: comer conjugated to the 1st person present tense is 'como', but when you are expressing a desire to eat, it would be: 'Quiero comer'.

thanks :) - buscandoalgo, Nov 30, 2010

Answer 4

You were right. Also, I highly doubt a paid Spanish teacher would be teaching her to say "Yo quiero como." That must be your friend's own invention or misinterpretation. Maybe your friend's teacher taught "Yo quiero" - "I want" and then "Yo como" - "I eat" and your friend assumed they could be combined.