How to express needs or wishes in Spanish?

The easiest way to express needs or wishes is by using the infinitive form with some phrases. La manera más fácil de expresar nuestras necesidades y deseos es con el infinitivo, acompañado de algunas expresiones. To express needs / para expresar necesidad: -tener que + infinitivo -necesitar + infinitivo Ejemplos: "Yo tengo que llevar el coche a arreglar" "Necesitamos terminar este trabajo para mañana" To express wishes / para expresar deseos: -quiero + infinitivo -(a mí/ti/él/ella) me gustaría + infinitivo Ejemplos: "Quiero vivir en Madrid" "A mí me gustaría viajar por Europa" The infinitivo is the verb expressing what our wishes or needs are.

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