To try (taste)
Probar
¿Unas quenepas? Me gustaría probarlas.
I’d like to try them.
To try (on)
To try (attempt)
To need to / Ought to / Should / Must
Deber
Debes llamar antes de las dos en la tarde. - You must call before 2 in the afternoon.
No debemos hacer rucido. - We must not make noise.
more info:
Conditional - most common form and feels less intense, more like “probably should”
- “Debería cortarme el pelo”
- “It’s probably time to get a haircut”
Normal tense - indicates more direct need:
- “Debo cortarme el pelo” - “I must get a haircut”
- “No debo hacer eso” - “I should not do that”
To owe
Deber/Deberse
Yo sempre pago lo que debo - I always pay what I owe.
¡Me debes una! - You owe me one!