quisiera ser

would like to be

→ querer
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would like to be Expresses a wish or hypothetical desire; often sounds polite or indirect.
SP: Quisiera ser más paciente.
EN: I would like to be more patient.

Quisiera ser profesor de inglés.

I would like to be an English teacher.

Quisiera ser viento al menos esta vez.

I wish I were the wind, at least this once.

— La casa de las dagas voladoras (2004)

No como quisiera ser, pero sí como soy.

Not as I would like to be, but as I am.

— Fellini, ocho y medio (1963)

Quisiera ser un buen cantante.

I would like to be a good singer.

Quisiera ser uno de los actores que usan espada.

I would like to be one of the actors who use a sword.

— Hamnet (2025)

Quisiera ser tu novio.

I wish I could be your boyfriend.

Y cuando lo encuentres, ¡no quisiera ser él!

And when you find him, I wouldn't want to be him!

— El bueno, el feo y el malo (1966)

Yo quisiera ser millonario.

I wish I were a millionaire.

Quisiera ser una flor para estar en tu jardín.

I wish I were a flower so I could be in your garden.