no quiero

I don't want

→ no
phrase Extremely common #77
I don't want First-person singular of querer. It is often followed by an infinitive to mean 'I don't want to...' or by a noun to mean 'I don't want...'. It can also stand alone when the action or thing is understood from context.
SP: No quiero salir esta noche.
EN: I don't want to go out tonight.

No quiero jugar contigo, Tom.

I don't want to play with you, Tom.

No quiero una cerveza.

I don't want a beer.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

No quiero citas.

I don't want dates.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

No quiero ni ver te.

I don't even want to see you.

— Cadena perpetua (1994)

No quiero despertarlo.

I don't want to wake him up.

— Victoria (2015)

No quiero ir a la iglesia hoy.

I don't want to go to church today.

No quiero terminar en la corte.

I don't want to end up in court.

No quiero aparecer por ningún lado.

I don't want to appear anywhere.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

No quiero permitir que eso suceda.

I don’t want to let that happen.

No quiero que vaya solo a esa parte de la ciudad porque no la conoce bien de noche.

I don't want him to go to that part of the city alone because he doesn't know it well at night.

No quiero molestar a nadie.

I don't want to bother anyone.

No quiero que hagas eso, Tom.

I don't want you to do that, Tom.

No quiero hacerme falsas ilusiones.

I don't want to get my hopes up.

En ese caso no quiero nada.

In that case, I don't want anything.

No quiero parar.

I don't want to stop.

No quiero ese collar.

I don't want that necklace.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No quiero lastimar a Tom más de lo que ya lo lastimé.

I don't want to hurt Tom any more than I already have.

No quiero una.

I don't want one.

No quiero hablar sobre el tiempo.

I don't want to talk about the weather.

Cerrad las puertas, no quiero interrupciones.

Close the doors, I don't want any interruptions.

— La ola (2008)

No quiero ninguno de ellos.

I don't want any of them.

No quiero discutir esto ahora.

I don't want to discuss this right now.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No quiero ir a ningún sitio en particular.

I don't want to go anywhere in particular.

No quiero tirar mi reputación a la basura por usted.

I don't want to throw my reputation away because of you.

— Marty Supreme (2025)

No quiero arruinar todo.

I don't want to ruin everything.

No quiero ponerme morena.

I don't want to get tan.

No quiero formar parte de tu familia.

I don't want to be part of your family.

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

No quiero molestarlo.

I don't want to bother him.

— La gran belleza (2013)

No quiero cuidar a un perro.

I don't want to take care of a dog.

No quiero que haya ningún problema.

I don't want there to be any problems.

Porque no quiero aburrirme con tus problemas personales.

Because I don't want to be bored with your personal problems.

— Roofman: Un ladrón en el tejado (2025)

No quiero hacerte daño, ¿de acuerdo?

I don't want to hurt you, okay?

— Greenland: El último refugio (2020)

No quiero pasar la noche aquí.

I don't want to spend the night here.

— Ponyo en el acantilado (2008)

No quiero esperar a que acabe nuestra vida.

I don't want to wait until our lives are over.

— Anaconda (2025)

No quiero que sean una mierda y estén enfadados como las demás familias.

I don't want them to be shitty and angry like other families.

— Juno (2007)

No quiero leer este libro.

I don't want to read this book.

No quiero hacer daño a un crío.

I don't want to hurt a child.

— Mystic River (2003)

No quiero salir con este tiempo.

I don't want to go out in this weather.

No quiero ningún problema más.

I don't want any more trouble.

No quiero éste.

I don't want this one.

No quiero disparar.

I don't want to shoot.

No quiero tomar esto.

I don't want to take this.

Porque te quiero y no quiero perderte.

Because I love you and I don't want to lose you.

— Durante la tormenta (2018)

Es solo que no quiero pelear.

It's just that I don't want to argue.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

No quiero azúcar.

I don't want sugar.

No quiero problemas en esta misión.

I don't want any trouble on this mission.

— RRR (2022)

No quiero gente pisando mi escena de crimen.

I don't want people trampling all over my crime scene.

— Atrápame si puedes (2002)

Hoy no quiero ir a trabajar.

I don't want to go to work today.

Porque no quiero, Totó.

Because I don't want to, Toto.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No quiero herir sus sentimientos.

I don't want to hurt their feelings.

No quiero pasar toda la noche aquí.

I don't want to spend the whole night here.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

No quiero esperar tanto.

I don't want to wait that long.

No quiero levantarme para ir a trabajar.

I don’t want to get up to go to work.

No quiero hacer eso hoy.

I don't want to do that today.

No quiero saludar a nadie.

I don't want to say hello to anyone.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

No quiero obligarla a que se nos una.

I don't want to force her to join us.

— Secret Sunshine (2007)

No quiero, muchas gracias.

No, thank you very much.

— Doña Clara (2016)

No quiero echar a nadie.

I don't want to fire anyone.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

No quiero ir al hospital.

I don't want to go to the hospital.

No quiero trabajar en semejante situación.

I don't want to work in such a situation.

No quiero beber nada hoy.

I don't want to drink anything today.

Quiero hacer el amor y no quiero recordar sus nombres y sus caras.

I want to make love, and I don't want to remember their names or faces.

No quiero decirle a Tom la verdad.

I don't want to tell Tom the truth.

No quiero que lo hagas.

I don't want you to do it.

— A Silent Voice (2016)

No quiero interponerme entre tú y tú.

I don't want to get in between you and you.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

No quiero pelear.

I don't want to fight.

— Fearless - Sin miedo (2006)

No quiero llegar más profundo.

I don't want to go any deeper.

— El Extraño (2016)

No quiero comerme esto.

I don't want to eat this.

De verdad que no quiero hacer esto.

I really don't want to do this.

— No hay otra opción (2025)

No quiero hacer esto contigo.

I don't want to do this with you.

No quiero seguir teniendo miedo.

I don't want to keep being afraid.

— Black Phone 2 (2025)

No quiero olvidar.

I don’t want to forget.

No quiero empezar nada que no pueda terminar.

I don't want to start anything I can't finish.

No quiero trabajar para ti.

I don't want to work for you.

No quiero caminar a casa.

I don't want to walk home.

No quiero hablar con usted.

I don't want to talk to you.

No quiero rechazar esta demanda.

I do not want to reject this demand.

No quiero morirme.

I don't want to die.

— Suzume (2022)

No quiero intervenir.

I don't want to intervene.

No quiero sonar grosero.

I don't want to sound rude.

— Mother Night (1996)

Si quisiera, podría, pero no quiero.

If I wanted to, I could, but I don't want to.

No quiero pensar en esto.

I don't want to think about this.

Pero no quiero un muerto en mi casa.

But I don't want a dead body in my house.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

No quiero estar aquí.

I don't want to be here.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

No quiero llorar.

I don't want to cry.

No quiero verles la cara.

I don't want to see their faces.

No quiero compartir mi habitación con Tom.

I don't want to share my room with Tom.

No quiero engañarte.

I don't want to deceive you.

No quiero tu caridad.

I don't want your charity.

No quiero caridad.

I don't want charity.

No quiero reprobar en mis exámenes.

I don't want to fail my exams.

No quiero más muerte.

I don't want any more death.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

No quiero dejar de fumar ni de beber porque me hace sentir mejor.

I don't want to stop smoking or drinking because it makes me feel better.

Me viene cuando me obligan a hacer algo que no quiero.

It comes to me when I'm forced to do something I don't want to do.

— La vida es bella (1997)

No quiero sufrir sin razón.

I don't want to suffer for no reason.

No quiero a Tom en mi fiesta.

I don't want Tom at my party.

Y no quiero decepcionarte.

And I don't want to disappoint you.

— Valor sentimental (2025)

No quiero mamá.

I don't want to, Mom.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

No quiero verme más joven.

I don't want to look younger.

No quiero enviar más tan pronto.

I don’t want to send any more so soon.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

No quiero tu opinión.

I don't want your opinion.

No quiero casarme contigo.

I don't want to marry you.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

No quiero responder.

I don't want to answer.

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

No quiero nada de vos.

I don't want anything from you.

No quiero dejarte dinero.

I don't want to leave you any money.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

No quiero tarta.

I don't want cake.

No quiero a una zorra aquí.

I don't want a bitch here.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Y no quiero películas infantiles.

And I don't want children's movies.

— ¡Que te den profe! (2013)

No quiero matarte, Tom.

I don't want to kill you, Tom.

No sé con quién estaba Tom y no quiero preguntarle.

I don't know who Tom was with, and I don't want to ask him.

No quiero comprarlo.

I don't want to buy it.

La cosa es, que realmente no quiero.

The thing is, I really don’t want to.

Angela, no quiero engañarte, ¿sabes lo que va a pasar ahora?

Angela, I don't want to deceive you, do you know what's going to happen now?

— Tesis (1996)

No quiero un millón.

I don't want a million.

— El quinto elemento (1997)

No quiero causar molestia.

I don't want to cause any inconvenience.

No quiero nada.

I don't want anything.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

No quiero derribar aviones.

I don't want to shoot down airplanes.

— Ciudad de Dios (2002)

No quiero tener nada que ver con esto.

I don't want anything to do with this.

— Impacto (1981)

Eso es exactamente lo que no quiero.

That’s exactly what I don’t want.

No quiero estar solo el resto de mi vida.

I don't want to be alone for the rest of my life.

No quiero meterle nada a nadie.

I don't want to put anything inside anyone.

— El Capitán (2018)

No quiero verte por aquí nunca más.

I never want to see you around here again.

— Intocable (2011)

No quiero conocer a nadie.

I don't want to meet anyone.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

No quiero jugar a las cartas.

I don't want to play cards.

No quiero un ángel.

I don't want an angel.

No quiero causarte ningún problema.

I don't want to cause you any problems.

No quiero ni prestar ni pedir prestado.

I don't want to lend or borrow.

No quiero desperdiciar mi tiempo en esto.

I don't want to waste my time on this.

No quiero tener que recordártelo.

I don't want to have to remind you.

— Picnic (1955)

No quiero almorzar.

I don't want to have lunch.

— Un día de furia (1993)

No quiero perderla.

I don't want to lose her.

— Zootrópolis 2 (2025)

No quiero mojarme los pies.

I don't want to get my feet wet.

No quiero consolarme de lo que he visto y oído.

I do not want to find solace in what I have seen and heard.

— Incendies (2010)

Camila querida, no quiero el dinero de mi padre.

Dear Camila, I don't want my father's money.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

No quiero oírte más.

I don't want to hear from you anymore.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No quiero jugar.

I don't want to play.

No quiero una donación.

I don't want a donation.

No quiero coger un resfriado.

I don't want to catch a cold.

No quiero ninguna distracción.

I don't want any distractions.

No quiero dinero.

I don't want money.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

No quiero terminar en prisión.

I don't want to end up in prison.

No quiero aprender francés.

I don't want to learn French.

No quiero pimientos.

I don't want peppers.

— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)

No quiero fallar en mis pruebas.

I don't want to fail my tests.

Suerte que me cayó bien, porque no quiero inventar excusas para evitarlo.

Luckily I liked him, because I don't want to make up excuses to avoid him.

— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)

No quiero molestar.

I don't want to bother you.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

Voy a dejarlos irse; no quiero una muerte en mi conciencia.

I'm going to let them go; I don't want a death on my conscience.

— El viento que agita la cebada (2006)

No quiero cortarme el cabello.

I don't want to cut my hair.

No quiero haceros daño.

I don't want to hurt you.

No quiero parecer poco respetuoso, pero es verdad.

I don't mean to sound disrespectful, but it's true.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No quiero eso hasta mañana.

I don't want that until tomorrow.

No quiero que se vaya.

I don't want him/her to leave.

— ¡Vivir! (1994)

No quiero lastimarte, Tom.

I don't want to hurt you, Tom.

No quiero usarlo.

I don't want to use it.

— Gangs of Wasseypur. Parte 1 (2012)

He dicho que no quiero oírlo.

I said I don't want to hear it.

— Turno de noche (2026)

No quiero hablar sobre lo que pasó ayer.

I don't want to talk about what happened yesterday.

No quiero sacar conclusiones precipitadas.

I don't want to jump to conclusions.

No quiero ningún medicamento.

I don't want any medication.

— Mi amigo Ivan Lapshin (1985)

Pues no quiero jugar.

Well, I don't want to play.

— Caché (Escondido) (2005)

No quiero ésa.

I don't want that one.

No quiero discutir más esto.

I don't want to argue about this anymore.

No quiero ir a trabajar hoy.

I don't want to go to work today.

No quiero tocar nada.

I don't want to touch anything.

— O Som ao Redor (2012)

No quiero asustarte.

I don't want to scare you.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

No quiero posesiones, ni recuerdos, ni amigos, ni ataduras.

I want no possessions, no memories, no friends, no ties.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

No quiero fracasar en el matrimonio a mi edad.

I don't want to fail at marriage at my age.

— Audition (2000)

No quiero molestarte, y además estoy con él.

I don't want to bother you, and besides, I'm with him.

— Roma. Ciudad abierta (1945)

No tengas miedo, no quiero hacerte daño.

Don't be afraid; I don't want to hurt you.

— Una historia china de fantasmas (1987)

No quiero darles problemas a Tomoe y a ti.

I don't want to cause problems for Tomoe and you.

— El jardín de los pecadores: Paradigma paradoja (Paradoja espiral) (2008)

Hay setas, pero no quiero ninguna.

There are mushrooms, but I don't want any.

No quiero esperar hasta mañana.

I don't want to wait until tomorrow.

No quiero leer nada hoy.

I don't want to read anything today.

No quiero salir esta tarde.

I don't want to go out this afternoon.

No quiero niños en el edificio.

I don't want children in the building.

— Tres colores. Azul (1993)

Le tengo algunas preguntas, pero no quiero molestarle ahora.

I have a few questions for you, but I don't want to bother you right now.

No quiero, es muy tarde.

I don't want to, it's too late.

— La vida es bella (1997)

No quiero tomar riesgos.

I don't want to take risks.

No quiero bañarme.

I don't want to take a bath.

— La vida es bella (1997)

No quiero prometer nada.

I don't want to promise anything.

— El Capitán (2018)

No quiero guardarlo en mi bolsillo.

I don't want to keep it in my pocket.

— Una batalla tras otra (2025)

Hoy no quiero ir al colegio.

I don't want to go to school today.

No quiero dañar sus sentimientos.

I don't want to hurt their feelings.

No quiero informes, ni preguntas, ni nada.

I don't want reports, or questions, or anything.

— Hunting Season (2025)

No quiero pelea.

I don't want a fight.

— Carandiru (2003)

Pero no quiero igual.

But I don't want it to be the same.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

No quiero espinacas.

I don't want spinach.

— Old Boy (2003)

No quiero limpiar caca de perro.

I don't want to clean up dog poop.

No quiero ver la televisión esta noche.

I don't want to watch TV tonight.

No quiero hacer eso.

I don't want to do that.

No quiero seguir escuchando tus quejas.

I don't want to keep listening to your complaints.

No quiero ofender a Tom.

I don't want to offend Tom.

No quiero, no puedo.

I don't want to, I can't.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No quiero el dinero.

I don't want the money.

No quiero trabajar en un supermercado toda mi vida.

I don't want to work in a supermarket all my life.

No quiero caer.

I don't want to fall.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

No quiero hablar con ella.

I don't want to talk to her.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

No quiero quedármelo.

I don't want to keep it.

— El señor de los anillos: El retorno del rey (2003)

No quiero decirle cómo debe hacer su trabajo.

I don't want to tell you how you should do your job.

— Academia Rushmore (1998)

Jessie, no quiero enfadarme.

Jessie, I don't want to get angry.

— Las noches de Cabiria (1957)

No quiero interrumpir a Tom mientras está trabajando.

I don't want to interrupt Tom while he's working.