avere bisogno di&avere voglia di
  • shayshay August 6
    is avere bisogno di is the equivalent of the spanish tengo que
    and avere voglia di is tengo ganas?
  • RobertaGP August 7
    Hello,

    You are correct: "Avere voglia di" is the equivalent of the Spanish "tener ganas de." The use of "avere bisogno di" is closer to the Spanish "necesitar" but in most contexts "tener que" would work as well.

    I hope this helps!

    Roberta
    Italian e-tutor