SCENARIO
Imagine
you are talking to
a relative, a friend or a work colleague. Maybe you are discussing
what to do. You appear to be keen on doing some shopping and the
other person
says to you something like: "were
you wanting
to go shopping?"
In
Spanish, the other person could choose to be less formal and say:
¿Querías
ir de compras?
Alternatively,
he/ she could choose to be more formal and say:
¿Quería
(usted) ir de compras?
OUR
TIP
The
question is an invitation for you to say whether or not you want to
go shopping. When saying what you want to do, you should
not need to be concerned about the level of formality in the
original question. Your main concern should be about saying what you
wanted to do.
Here
are some examples of how you could reply:
- Sí, quería ir de compras (yes, I wanted to go shopping);
- Sí, quería ir de compras por el centro (yes, I wanted to go shopping in the town centre/ downtown);
- Sí, quería ir de compras en un centro comercial (yes, I wanted to go shopping in a shopping centre/ mall);
- No, no quería ir de compras, quería ir a tomar algo (no, I didn't want to go shopping, I would like to go for a drink);
- No, no quería ir de compras, quería ir al cine (no, I didn't want to go shopping, I would like to go to the cinema);
Now
you should practise answering the question:
¿Querías
ir de compras?
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