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6 Oct 2021
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What is the difference between te quiero hablar and quiero hablar contigo ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between te quiero hablar and quiero hablar contigo ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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- English (US)
I wonder if the latter is more a translation of English or if it’s correct.

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"quiero hablar contigo" sounds more natural to me.
Maybe if you say something like: "te quiero hablar de lo que vi el otro día" (I want to talk to you about what I saw the other day) it's ok. But in this case you have to state what you want to talk about.
You could also say: "Quiero hablar contigo sobre lo que vi el otro día". (It sounds more natural to me)
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However, if you only say: "Quiero hablar contigo." it's fine, means you want to talk to me about something.
but only saying: "Te quiero hablar." doesn't sound natural. You need to say what you want to talk about.
- Spanish (Spain)
@Christopher_Keown
I’d sayyy
Te quiero hablar = I wanna speak to you
Quiero hablar contigo = I wanna talk to you
In my opinion, both of them have a similar meaning. I use more the second one. And yes, it looks like a translation of English. They are correct though :)
- English (US)
Thanks to you both! This is a perfect example of overthinking things 😂

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