5. Express Desire If you have a desire for someone or something else, use the word que with a subjunctive phrase. In this case, it translates to “that” in English. Quiero que tú me cocines un pastel. I want you to bake a cake for me. 6. Express Need When you wish to express a need or requirement, the word que translates to “has/have to.” Mi primo tiene que venir a traer a su hijo. My cousin has to come pick up his son. 7. Express Possibility When you want to express a situation that could happen or you believe is likely to occur, the word ‘que’ translates to ‘it might be that’ or it ‘may be that’ followed by a subjunctive phrase. For example: Él no ha llegado porque puede que siga en su casa. He’s not here because it might be that he’s still at his house. 8. Cause and Consequence Conjunction If you’re talking about cause or consequence, ‘que’ is used to connect two phrases and it translates to ‘that’, ‘because’ or ‘so’. Some examples are: Lo quería tanto que mejor se lo presté. He wanted it so badly that I let him borrow it. 9. Actions with ‘Que’ This form of que is used in sentences that are explicative of an action or translate to ‘to make’. For example: Ella quiere hacer que me porte asi. She wants to make me behave that way. 10. Informal Uses Spanish has many informal expressions that are part of day-to-day vocabulary. The word ‘que’ can be used for explanation, as a disjunction, or for reiteration. In these cases the word doesn’t translate exactly to a word in English. Quieras que no, harás lo que yo te digo. You’ll do what I tell you, whether you like it or not.