Pronunciation of "Querer"

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1. Querer

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Learn to pronounce querer (to want or to love) in Spanish!

Querer Pronunciation

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Syllables in Querer

Querer has two syllables: que, rer.
The last syllable (rer) is the syllable you emphasize the most.

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Phonetic Pronunciation of Querer

Here are three phonetic alphabets that show you the pronunciation of querer. Remember to emphasize the bold syllable the most!

Alphabet	Pronunciation
SpanishDict Phonetic Alphabet	keh-rehr
International Phonetic Alphabet	keh-ɾeɾ
Spanish Alphabet	que-rer

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Consonants and Vowels in Querer

Querer contains the following consonants (C) and vowels (V).

C	V	V	C	V	C
q	u	e	r	e	r

When the U Goes Quiet

When a Spanish word contains the letter groups gue, gui, que, or qui, the letter u is silent, so those groups are pronounced /ge/, /gi/, /ke/, and /ki/—for example: guerra(war), guitarra(guitar), querer(to want or to love), aquí(here).

How to Pronounce Q in Spanish

The Spanish letter q is pronounced like the English q in queen (reina) or the k in king (rey).
In Spanish, qis often followed by the letter groups ue or ui, in which the letter u is silent. You can hear this in queso(cheese), química(chemistry), parque(park), and aquí(here).

Sentences and Phrases with Querer

Here are some useful sentences and phrases containing Querer. Remember to emphasize the bold syllables the most!

Spanish	Phonetic Pronunciation	English
querer	keh-rehr	to want
sin querer	seen keh-rehr	without meaning to, by accident
Fue sin querer	fweh seen keh-rehr	It was an accident.
Querer es poder.	keh-rehr es poh-dehr	Where there’s a will there’s a a way.
Siempre te voy a querer.	syehm-preh teh boy ah keh-rehr	I’ll always love you.
Lo hice sin querer.	loh ee-seh seen keh-rehr	I did it by accident.
¿Qué vas a querer?	keh bahs ah keh-rehr	What are you going to want?/What can I get for you?
Te voy a querer por siempre.	teh boy ah keh-rehr pohr syehm-preh	I’ll always love you.
¡Cómo no te voy a querer!	koh-moh noh teh boy ah keh-rehr	How could I not love you!
querer la chancha y los cuatro reales	keh-rehr lah kahn-cha ee lohs kwah-troh reh-ah-lehs	to want the best of both worlds