Vocabulary - ambitions and aspirations
It's important to be able to talk about your ambitions and plans for the future including further study, careers and travel.
Here are some ways of expressing future intentions.
| me encantaría/me chiflaría ... | I'd love ... |
| me gustaría más ... | I'd rather ... |
| preferiría ... | I'd prefer ... |
| pienso ... | I'm thinking of ... |
| quiero ... | I want ... |
| quisiera/me gustaría ... | I would like ... |
| tengo la intención de ... | I'm intending to ... |
| me encantaría/me chiflaría ... |
| I'd love ... |
| me gustaría más ... |
| I'd rather ... |
| preferiría ... |
| I'd prefer ... |
| pienso ... |
| I'm thinking of ... |
| quiero ... |
| I want ... |
| quisiera/me gustaría ... |
| I would like ... |
| tengo la intención de ... |
| I'm intending to ... |
Question
Match up the following Spanish expressions relating to future plans in the first column to their English meanings in the second column.
| Quiero ... | I want to ... |
| conseguir un buen trabajo | earn a good salary |
| casarme | have children |
| divertirme antes de tomar las cosas en serio | take a year off/a gap year |
| ganar un buen sueldo | have a big family |
| ir a la universidad | live in a spacious/nice/comfortable house |
| tener éxito en la vida | get a good job |
| tener una familia numerosa | live in a luxury apartment |
| tener hijos | enjoy myself before I settle down |
| tomar un año libre/sabático | get married |
| viajar por el mundo | be successful in life |
| vivir en una casa amplia/bonita/cómoda | travel around the world |
| vivir en apartamento de lujo | go to university |
| Quiero ... | conseguir un buen trabajo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | earn a good salary |
| Quiero ... | casarme |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | have children |
| Quiero ... | divertirme antes de tomar las cosas en serio |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | take a year off/a gap year |
| Quiero ... | ganar un buen sueldo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | have a big family |
| Quiero ... | ir a la universidad |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | live in a spacious/nice/comfortable house |
| Quiero ... | tener éxito en la vida |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | get a good job |
| Quiero ... | tener una familia numerosa |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | live in a luxury apartment |
| Quiero ... | tener hijos |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | enjoy myself before I settle down |
| Quiero ... | tomar un año libre/sabático |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | get married |
| Quiero ... | viajar por el mundo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | be successful in life |
| Quiero ... | vivir en una casa amplia/bonita/cómoda |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | travel around the world |
| Quiero ... | vivir en apartamento de lujo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | go to university |
| Quiero ... | I want to ... |
| conseguir un buen trabajo | get a good job |
| casarme | get married |
| divertirme antes de tomar las cosas en serio | enjoy myself before I settle down |
| ganar un buen sueldo | earn a good salary |
| ir a la universidad | go to university |
| tener éxito en la vida | be successful in life |
| tener una familia numerosa | have a big family |
| tener hijos | have children |
| tomar un año libre/sabático | take a year off/a gap year |
| viajar por el mundo | travel around the world |
| vivir en una casa amplia/bonita/cómoda | live in a spacious/nice/comfortable house |
| vivir en apartamento de lujo | live in a luxury apartment |
| Quiero ... | conseguir un buen trabajo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | get a good job |
| Quiero ... | casarme |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | get married |
| Quiero ... | divertirme antes de tomar las cosas en serio |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | enjoy myself before I settle down |
| Quiero ... | ganar un buen sueldo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | earn a good salary |
| Quiero ... | ir a la universidad |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | go to university |
| Quiero ... | tener éxito en la vida |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | be successful in life |
| Quiero ... | tener una familia numerosa |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | have a big family |
| Quiero ... | tener hijos |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | have children |
| Quiero ... | tomar un año libre/sabático |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | take a year off/a gap year |
| Quiero ... | viajar por el mundo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | travel around the world |
| Quiero ... | vivir en una casa amplia/bonita/cómoda |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | live in a spacious/nice/comfortable house |
| Quiero ... | vivir en apartamento de lujo |
|---|---|
| I want to ... | live in a luxury apartment |
