Sentence: Who you want to speak to?

[Rosario]

Hello guys,

Because I couldn’t hear clearly the speaker sound on the phone, I just asked him like this:

Who you want to speak to?

Is that correct?

Thanks in advance.

[Tomasito]

Rosario, Something tells me that the correct form is

"Who do you want to speak with?"
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[Rosario]

Thank you Tomasito.

[Foah]

Rosario, first of all I´d like to mention that whoever was listening to you on the phone would have got the meaning(context) of your question.

Nonetheless Tomasito seems right with the auxiliary issue....."do......... want to......."

But, I´m not sure whether ".........to speak with" is right. According the dict.leo.org dictionary ".........to speak to so" or "......talk to so" sounds more natural.

Thus you´re question should read: "Who do you want to speak/talk to?"

Let´s see what teachers advise us.

Regards
Michael
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[Alan]

Hi,

Spot on, Michael!

Alan
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[Foah]

Thanks Alan!.................................... I bow low.
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[SkiIucK]

I'd say: "Whom would you like to speak to?"

[Foah]

[SkiIucK]

I just like the sounding of it. "To whom" dings awkward to my non-native ear. I prefer the preposition being placed at the back.

[Reyas91]

THANKS ALL I HAVE LEARNT SOMETHING HERE...

[Alan]

Hi Michael,

You've scored again!

Alan
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[Rosario]

Hello Alan and all friends,

Thanks for your help, I have already learned from your explanation.

Regards

[Rosario]

Thanks a lot Michael.