Phrase · 📞 Phone calls & voice messages

Quem gostaria?

Who’s calling?

B1asking who is callingformallearned as a wholeAudio · coming soon

Why every word is where it is

Quem1pronounwhogostaria2verbwould likegostar · conditional · 3rd sing.?

Word for word: “Who would-like?”

The notes match the numbers above.

1
Quem gostaria? = who’s calling? Short for quem gostaria de falar; used by receptionists. Politeness: queria, gostaria, poderia, seria →
2
gostaria: the polite form of gostar. The caller is the subject, unlike Spanish gustar. Politeness: queria, gostaria, poderia, seria →