febrero Flashcards
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When is saber used?
Saber is used to talk about facts or learned skills. You can use it to talk about information you’ve memorized or to say you know how to swim, draw, speak a language, etc.
I know how to speak Spanish.
Sé hablar español.
Anita doesn’t know how to swim.
Anita no sabe nadar.
Do you know if Juanita is married?
¿Sabes si Juanita está casada?
Do you know where a good cafe is?
¿Sabes dónde hay un buen café?
How do you express the knowledge of
how to do something?
To express the knowledge of how to do something, use saber plus an infinitive. For example, Yo sé cocinar.
(I know how to cook.)
What is Conocer used for?
Conocer is used to express familiarity or acquaintance (or lack thereof) with a person, place, or thing. For example you can know, or be acquainted with, a book, a movie, a country, or a certain person.
The personal ‘A’ must be used after conocer when talking about a person.
¿Conoces a mi amiga Melissa?
I know a good place to watch the sunset.
Conozco un buen sitio para ver la puesta del sol.
sunset
la puesta de sol (залез слънце)
o
el atardecer (M) dusk, to get dark
здрач, полумрак
sunrise
la salida del sol (F) o el amanecer (M)
He knows a movie that may interest you.
Conoce una película que tal vez te interese.
We are not acquainted with Madrid.
we do not know
we are not familiar with
No conocemos Madrid.
Do you know my friend Melissa?
¿Conoces a mi amiga Melissa?
to meet someone (first time)
conocer a alguien
Elisa has a date tonight. She met someone at the coffeeshop.
Elisa tiene una cita esta noche. Conoció a alguien en el café.
to meet someone (not for the first time, but arranged meeting)
encontrarse con alguien
also
quedar
reunirse
I’m running late. I have to meet someone at work.
Voy tarde. Tengo que encontrarme con alguien en la oficina.
she is similar to me
(ella) es parecida a mi
similar, alike
adj. parecido/a
in fact, actually,
de hecho
en realidad
en efecto
He doesn’t hate her. In fact, he loves her.
Él no la odia. En realidad, la quiere.
de hecho
in fact, that restaurant was closed
de hecho, ese restaurante estaba cerrado
is ambitious in her career, in her studies
es ambiciosa en su carrera, en sus estudios
Physically he is much taller than me
físicamente es mucho más alto que yo
