Saber and conocer Flashcards
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 are able to swim, draw, speak a language, etc.
En tu mente!!!!!!!
Saber = to know how hablar español
pintar
conocimiento - knowledge
historia
arte
matermaticas
Expressing Knowledge
Do you know if Juanita is married?
¿Sabes si Juanita está casada?
Miguel sabe que es la obra maestra de Cervantes.
Expressing Ability
I can speak Spanish.
Sé hablar español.
To express an ability to do something, use saber plus an infinitive. For example, Yo sé
cocinar.
(I can cook.)
Saber + infinitive = to know how to do something.
Conocer
Conocer is used to express familiarity (or lack thereof) with a person, place, or thing. For example you can know, or be familiar with, a book, a movie, a country, or a certain person.
lugares
personas
animales
cosas
Tienes la experiencia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ellos tienen ganas de conocer España algún día.
or
el río Amazonas.
To know a place, person, movie
Conocer = to be acquainted with a place (mi ciudad y ese restaurante cubano.)
EXAMPLES
No conocemos Madrid.
We’re not familiar with Madrid.
¿Conoces a mi amiga Melissa?
Do you know my friend Melissa?
The personal a must be used after conocer when talking about a person.
Yo conozco a Brad Pitt!
Saber and Conocer in the Preterite
In the preterite, both saber and conocer can have other meanings. Saber conjugated in the preterite can mean found out:
My parents never found out the truth.
and conocer conjugated in the preterite can translate as met:
I met my boyfriend at a soccer game.
Mis padres nunca supieron la verdad.
Conocí a mi novio en un partido de fútbol.
Saberse
To say you know something from memory/by heart, use saberse.
My phone number is the only one he knows by heart.
Mi teléfono es el único que se sabe de memoria.
Conocer in Reciprocal Sentences
Conocer can be used with a reciprocal pronoun to refer to two or more people knowing or meeting each other.
Check out these examples.
EXAMPLES
We still don’t know each other very well.
Paulina and Santiago met in college.
Todavía no nos conocemos muy bien.
Paulina y Santiago se conocieron en la universidad.
I know (it)
how should I know!
lo sé
¡qué sé yo!
without my knowledge
sin saberlo yo
who knows (idiom)
a saber
your guess is as good as mine or
who knows
vete a saber
if I’d only known
de haberlo sabido
as far as I know
just so you know
que yo sepa (subjunctive)
para que lo sepas (subjunctive)
I don’t know how to play well.
Yo no sé jugar bien, pero soy aficionada al tenis.
Anita can’t swim.
Anita no sabe nadar.
Do you know where there’s a good cafe?
¿Sabes dónde hay un buen café?
I know a good place to watch the sunset.
Conozco un buen sitio para ver la puesta del sol.
He knows a movie that may interest you.
Conoce una película que tal vez te interese.
I know the buildings of Gaudi in Spain
Conozco los edificios de Gaudi en España.
I know Isabel Allende
Conozco a Isabel Allende.
I know the Mexican guide
Conocer: to know a person
GUIA MEXICANO
The waiter knows that Cuban restaurant
Conocer: to be acquainted with a place
ese restaurante cubano
She knows my city
Conocer: to be acquainted with a place
