Expressing preferences in Spanish
Here is a list of basic and useful Spanish phrases to learn for conversation, with their English translations.
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| ENGLISH | SPANISH |
| What do you prefer? / What do you like best? | ¿Qué prefiere? |
| I don’t mind at all. / I really don’t care. / I couldn’t care less. | No me importa en absoluto. |
| I don’t mind. / I have no preference. / It’s all the same to me. it makes no difference to me. | No me importa. |
| I have a marked preference for… | Tengo una clara preferencia por… |
| I have no particular preference on the subject. | Realmente no tengo ninguna preferencia en este asunto. |
| I prefer… / I like… better. | Prefiero… |
| I thought I’d better let you know. | Pensé que era mejor decírselo. |
| I very much prefer… | Prefiero mucho más… |
| I’d rather keep my options at the moment. | Preferiría no hacer una elección en este momento. |
| I’m far more attracted to… | Me atrae mucho más… |
| I’m inclined to favour… | Me inclino por… |
| I’m sorry to disappoint you, but… | Odio decepcionarte, pero… |
| In order of preference… | Por orden de preferencia… |
| It doesn’t matter whether… | No importa que… |
| It leaves me cold. | No me da calor ni frío. |
| It makes no difference. | No importa. |
| Preferably… | Preferiblemente… |
| Rather than / In preference to… | Preferiblemente a… |
| That makes a really big difference to me! | No me importa en absoluto. |
| That makes all the difference! | ¡Pero eso lo cambia todo! |
| There’s nothing I like more than… | Nada me complace más que… |
| What difference does it make? | ¿Qué importa? |
| What I like most is… | Lo que más me gusta es… |
| What’s your favorite —? | ¿Cuál es su favorito —? |
| Which do you prefer? / Which do you like best? | ¿Cuál prefiere? |
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