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    ¿Te apetece salir?

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    casual

    How it works

    This is an idiomatic phrase in Spanish. 'Apetecer' is an impersonal verb often used like 'gustar', meaning 'to feel like' or 'to crave'. It is conjugated to agree with what is desired (the subject), not who desires it (the indirect object 'te'). 'Salir' is the infinitive verb 'to go out'. The phrase literally translates to 'Does going out appeal to you?'

    Sample sentences

    ¿Te apetece salir a cenar esta noche?

    Do you feel like going out to dinner tonight?

    No, hoy no me apetece salir; estoy muy cansado.

    No, I don't feel like going out today; I'm very tired.

    Si te apetece salir, podemos ir al parque.

    If you feel like going out, we can go to the park.

    Quick facts

    interrogative:The inverted question marks (¿?) indicate an interrogative sentence in Spanish.
    verbConjugation:'Apetecer' is often used in the 3rd person singular or plural, with the thing desired as the grammatical subject. The person feeling the desire is indicated by an indirect object pronoun (me, te, le, nos, os, les).

    Mnemonic

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    Example

    ¿Te apetece salir a cenar esta noche?

    Do you feel like going out to dinner tonight?

    No, hoy no me apetece salir; estoy muy cansado.

    No, I don't feel like going out today; I'm very tired.

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