tener ganas

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Spanish

Verb

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  1. to feel like, fancy
    Synonyms: apetecer, gustar, antojar, tincar, provocar
    No tengo ganas de bailar.I don't feel like dancing.
  2. to want, desire
    Synonym: querer
    • 1997, Roberto Bolaño, “Sensini”, in Llamadas telefónicas [Last Evenings on Earth]:
      Cuando hablaba de Miranda, por el contrario, Sensini se ponía alegre, Miranda era joven, tenía ganas de comerse el mundo, una curiosidad insaciable, y además, decía, era linda y buena.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  3. to look forward to
    Tengo ganas de verte.
    I am looking forward to seeing you.