queria ir a

wanted to go to

→ querer

phrase Uncommon #8,460

wanted to go to A polite or less direct way to say that someone wanted to go somewhere. The form changes with the subject and tense, such as quero ir a (I want to go to) and queremos ir a (we want to go to).

PO: Eu queria ir a Lisboa no próximo verão.

EN: I wanted to go to Lisbon next summer.

Tom e Mary entenderam por que John não queria ir a Boston com eles.

Tom and Mary understood why John didn’t want to go to Boston with them.

Eu queria ir a esse encontro, mas se for você quem vai, acho bom desfrutar.

I wanted to go to that get-together, but if you're the one going, I think you should enjoy it.

— Your name. (2016)

Tom não sabia se Mary queria ir a Boston com ele ou não.

Tom didn't know whether Mary wanted to go to Boston with him or not.

Tom me perguntou se eu queria ir a Boston com Mary.

Tom asked me if I wanted to go to Boston with Mary.

Tom disse que você queria ir a Boston com a gente.

Tom said you wanted to go to Boston with us.

Tom queria ir a Boston com Maria.

Tom wanted to go to Boston with Maria.

Tom disse a Mary que queria ir a Boston com ela.

Tom told Mary that he wanted to go to Boston with her.

Eu queria ir a Boston com você.

I wanted to go to Boston with you.

Tom perguntou se eu queria ir a Boston com ele.

Tom asked if I wanted to go to Boston with him.

Tom disse que você queria ir a Boston conosco.

Tom said you wanted to go to Boston with us.

Eu queria ir a Boston.

I wanted to go to Boston.

Como você sabia que eu não queria ir a Boston?

How did you know I didn’t want to go to Boston?

Ela disse que queria ir a Boston para visitá-lo.

She said she wanted to go to Boston to visit him.

Eu não sabia que você queria ir a Boston com o Tom.

I didn't know you wanted to go to Boston with Tom.