Lesson 70

Quiero que: Wanting Someone Else to Act

Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.

Qué (with accent) = what (questions/exclamations). Que (no accent) = that/which/who/than.

Lo que = what / that which: Lo que hablamos = what we talked about.

Sobre = about / on. Necesitar = to need (from necesidad). Necesito = I need.

Hace falta que = it's necessary that (from faltar = to be lacking).

Sentences practiced

Spanish	English
No quiero que hables sobre lo que hablamos.	I don't want you to speak about what we talked about.
No quiero que hables sobre lo que hablábamos.	I don't want you to speak about what we were talking about.
Necesitar.	To need.
Necesito.	I need.
Necesito que lo prepare.	I need you (formal) to prepare it.
Necesito que usted lo prepare.	I need you (formal) to prepare it. (clarified)
Hace falta que comamos pronto.	It's necessary that we eat soon.
Prefiero.	I prefer. (e→ie: prefiero)