Lesson 7: Voy a and verbs of movement Flashcards
Demostrar
what does this mean in english and the broken down meaning
To Demonstrate
De - means ‘of’ in Spanish
mostrar - means ‘to show’
So demostrar if like ‘of showing’ and now you’ve also learnt the verb ‘to show’ along the way!
what’s the word for ‘something’ in spanish
Algo
what’s the word for ‘to show’
Mostrar
coming from word Demonstrate
To Demonstrate
De - means ‘of’ in Spanish
mostrar - means ‘to show’
So demostrar if like ‘of showing’ and now you’ve also learnt the verb ‘to show’ along the way!
how to say in spanish “i’m going to “ and when can this be used
“Voy a”
Voy= I’m going
a= to
this is used with verbs of movement
- Voy a continuar
- I am going to continue
Verbs of movement specifically describe actions that involve physical motion from one place to another. These verbs indicate a change in location or position. E.g. run, jump, swim
what are the two different types of verbs and examples
Normal verbs describe a wide range of actions, states, or occurrences that are not necessarily related to physical movement. They can refer to mental actions, physical actions that don’t involve moving from one place to another, or states of being. e.g. think, understand, read
Verbs of movement specifically describe actions that involve physical motion from one place to another. These verbs indicate a change in location or position. E.g. run, jump, swim
“Voy a” = I’m going to
^ this only works with verbs of movement
In English ‘them’ is the plural of ‘he’. Not that obvious.
In Spanish its much easier. what is it?
‘lo’ means ‘he’ and we get the plural by adding an ‘s’ - ‘los’
what does los mean
‘lo’ means ‘he’ and we get the plural by adding an ‘s’ - ‘los’
He (lo), them (los)
Voy a pasar a visitarte
what does this mean and why are there two ‘a’
I going to pass by to visit you
Notice that ‘a’ after ‘pasar’ because pasar is a verb of movement.
