"I want to speak Spanish."

Translation: Quiero hablar español.

[BrianM1601]

Why is yo quiero hablo wrong??

[TykaBooker]

Because that says "I want I speak".

[winntim]

Thank you for clearing that up for me

[Wanda649401]

Thanks that help me also!

[Dena781906]

Thanks i made the same error

[JMaxGlobal]

So Apple's ill-informed and intrusive "auto-correction" turned my "yo quiero" into "you ..." - and naturally Profesor Duo marked it wrong. Estoy un poco frustrado - with my laptop!

[KubaSepioo]

Why hablar not hablo friends?

[TykaBooker]

Because "hablar" means "to speak", and "hablo" means "I speak". If you were to say "quiero hablo", it would mean "I want I speak", when it should be "I want to speak" (quiero hablar).

[jamesvanet1]

por que no yo quiero es OK

[ph.auToX3]

Why hablar instead of hablo?

[Edy_Herrera]

Hablar is to speak while hablo is i speak

[6yvxUnG6]

why is this 'hablar' and not 'hablo'. Is there some sinister reason for this?

[Edy_Herrera]

Hablar is "to speak" hablo is "i speak"