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This is the beginning of a love story. Told through the eight magical words. One verb at a time. One song at a time.
This first song is about querer — to want. The verb that starts every love story. I want you. I wanted you. I'm going to want you forever.
This is the bilingual version — English first, Spanish right after, every line. Let the story land. Let the three tenses feel natural. Then when you're ready — come to EP 131 where the training wheels come off completely.
Intro
This is a love story. Told through one verb. To want — querer. Let's go.
Verso 1 — Present
I want to know you
Quiero conocerte
I want to be near you
Quiero estar cerca de ti
I want to hear your voice
Quiero escuchar tu voz
I want to see you every day
Quiero verte cada día
I want to be with you
Quiero estar contigo
I want this to be real
Quiero que esto sea real
I want you Te quiero
Te quiero — ya lo sé
Coro
I want you — te quiero
I wanted you — he querido
I'm going to want you forever
Voy a quererte para siempre
I want you — te quiero
I wanted you — he querido
I'm going to want you forever
Voy a quererte para siempre
Verso 2 — Past
I wanted to tell you
He querido decirte
I wanted to be near you
He querido estar cerca de ti
I wanted to hear your voice
He querido escuchar tu voz
I wanted to see you every day
He querido verte cada día
I wanted to be with you
He querido estar contigo
I wanted this to be real
He querido que esto sea real
I wanted you
He querido
He querido — ya lo sé
Coro
I want you — te quiero
I wanted you — he querido
I'm going to want you forever
Voy a quererte para siempre
I want you — te quiero
I wanted you — he querido
I'm going to want you forever
Voy a quererte para siempre
Verso 3 — Future
I'm going to want to know you more
Voy a quererte más
I'm going to want to be near you
Voy a querer estar cerca de ti
I'm going to want to hear your voice
Voy a querer escuchar tu voz
I'm going to want to see you every day
Voy a querer verte cada día
I'm going to want to be with you
Voy a querer estar contigo
I'm going to want this forever
Voy a querer esto para siempre
I'm going to want you always
Voy a quererte siempre
Voy a quererte — ya lo sé
Coro
I want you — te quiero
I wanted you — he querido
I'm going to want you forever
Voy a quererte para siempre
I want you — te quiero
I wanted you — he querido
I'm going to want you forever
Voy a quererte para siempre
Puente
Te quiero
Siempre te he querido
Voy a quererte para siempre
Quiero estar contigo
He querido esto siempre
Voy a querer esto para siempre
Te quiero — te quiero — te quiero
¡Para siempre — ya lo sé!
Coro
I want you — te quiero
I wanted you — he querido
I'm going to want you forever
Voy a quererte
para siempre
I want you — te quiero I wanted you — he querido I'm going to want you forever Voy a quererte para siempre
Frases en esta canción
English | Spanish I want you | Te quiero I want to know you | Quiero conocerte I want to be near you | Quiero estar cerca de ti I want to hear your voice | Quiero escuchar tu voz I want to see you every day | Quiero verte cada día I want to be with you | Quiero estar contigo I want this to be real | Quiero que esto sea real I wanted to tell you | He querido decirte I wanted to be near you | He querido estar cerca de ti I wanted to hear your voice | He querido escuchar tu voz I wanted to see you every day | He querido verte cada día I wanted to be with you | He querido estar contigo I wanted you | He querido I'm going to want you more | Voy a quererte más I'm going to want to be near you | Voy a querer estar cerca de ti I'm going to want to hear your voice | Voy a querer escuchar tu voz I'm going to want to see you every day | Voy a querer verte cada día I'm going to want to be with you | Voy a querer estar contigo I'm going to want this forever | Voy a querer esto para siempre I'm going to want you always | Voy a quererte siempre
El patrón
One verb. Three tenses. One love story.
Present — quiero + infinitive I want to know you — quiero conocerte I want to be with you — quiero estar contigo I want you — te quiero
Past — he querido + infinitive I wanted to tell you — he querido decirte I wanted to be with you — he querido estar contigo I wanted you — he querido
Future — voy a querer + infinitive I'm going to want to be near you — voy a querer estar cerca de ti I'm going to want this forever — voy a querer esto para siempre I'm going to want you always — voy a quererte siempre
Cómo usar esta canción
This is part 1 of 2. English is right there beside every Spanish line. Let the love story land. Let the three tenses feel natural. Listen until it clicks. Then when you're ready — go to EP 131 where the training wheels come off completely.
Continue with the Spanish only version — EP 131 → [EP 131 LINK]
If you want to learn to speak Spanish go to readytospeakspanish.com
Stuck in Your Head: Songs to Learn Spanish — created by Mystikole AI