Let's Taco 'Bout Tacos

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to talk about tacosand tamalesin this article and the skill above!

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the words and phrases featured in this skill!

Spanish	English
taco	taco
tamal	tamale
un	a
quiero	I want
quieres	you want
sí	yes
no	no
por favor	please
gracias	thank you
de nada	you're welcome

Remember to write sí (yes) with an accent on the i.

Here are some of the phrases used in this skill!

Spanish	English
Quiero un taco.	I want a taco.
Quieres un tamal.	You want a tamale.
¿Quieres un tamal?	Do you want a tamale?
Quiero un taco, por favor.	I want a taco, please.

In Spanish, questions use both closing and opening punctuation. For example:

examples
¿Quieres un tamal? Do you want a tamale?

Verbs

In this skill, you learned how to use the verb querer(to want) to talk about two popular Mexican foods. Let's review the conjugations you learned!

Querer

Spanish	English
(yo) quiero	I want
(tú) quieres	you want

The combination qu is pronounced like the letter "k" in English. So, remember to say quiero(kyeh-roh) , not kweh-roh!

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