Quiero ir al aeropuerto.

How it works

This sentence uses a common verb-plus-infinitive pattern to express a desire, followed by a mandatory prepositional contraction.

• Quiero: First-person singular present of 'querer' (to want).
• ir: The infinitive verb meaning 'to go'.
• al: A mandatory contraction of the preposition 'a' (to) and the masculine singular definite article 'el' (the). You cannot say 'a el'.
• aeropuerto: Masculine noun meaning 'airport'.

Verb combinations

When you want to express the desire to do an action, you conjugate the first verb ('quiero') and leave the second verb in its infinitive form ('ir'). This is a highly reusable pattern for any travel need, such as 'Quiero comer' (I want to eat) or 'Quiero pagar' (I want to pay).

Register and formality

In some languages, saying 'I want' to a service worker can sound overly blunt or demanding. In Spanish, 'quiero' is standard, natural, and perfectly polite for stating your destination to a driver.

Notes

Common airport-transfer phrase. Neutral everyday wording.