Saber to know factsinfo HOW to DO something to know about thingsideas Conocer to know people know places WELL know topicsideas or things WELL to be familiar with them ID: 757387
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saber/conocer (overview)
Saber: to know facts/info, HOW to DO something, to know about things/ideasConocer: to know people, know places WELL, know topics/ideas or things WELL (to be familiar with them)
PRIMERO: copy down the above info
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the verbs s
aber and conocer
(los
verbos
saber y conocer)
the
“to know” verbsSlide3
s
aber vs. conocer
s
aber
sé
sabes
sabe
sabemos
sabéis
saben
its conjugation
The verb
saber is irregular in its yo form.Slide4
Saber
= to know a fact, to know data
Sabemos
que
Rodolfo y Luisa son
estudiantes
.
¿
Sabes
los días de la semana
?
Yo sé el número de teléfono de Consuelo.Slide5
Yo
sé
esquiar
.
¿
Sabes
cocinar
?Los niños no saben nadar.
Saber + infinitive* = to know how (to do something)
*Conocer is never followed by an infinitive.Slide6
Saber
is often followed by a question word.*
Sabemos
quién
es
Plácido
Domingo.
¿Sabes dónde está la oficina de correos?No sé cuándo sale el tren
para Tegucigalpa.
*Conocer is never followed by a question word.Slide7
Saber
is also used when we know something from memory (de memoria)
Abuela
Marta
sabe
el
Himno
Nacional
Mexicano.¡Mexicanos, al grito de guerra . . . !Slide8
conozco
conoces
conoce
conocemos
conocéis
conocen
The verb
conocer
is irregular in its
yo
form.
s
aber vs. conocerconocer
its conjugationSlide9
Conocer
= to know a person, or to be acquainted or thoroughly familiar with a person or thingSlide10
Yo
no conozco a María.I don't know (am not acquainted with) Maria.Alberto y Alfredo conocen Madrid.Alberto and Alfredo know (are acquainted with) Madrid.
Ella
conoce
la canción.She knows (is familiar with) the song.Slide11
Yo sé quién es Plácido Domingo, pero no
conozco al señor Domingo personalmente.
Sabemos dónde está Tegucigalpa, pero no
conocemos
la ciudad.
Julia sabe que Rigoberta Menchú recibió el premio Nobel, pero no
conoce
sus obras.
Notice the contrast between
saber
and conocer in the following sentences.
I know who Plácido Domingo is, but I don’t know Mr. Domingo personally.
We know where Tegucigalpa is, but we aren’t familiar with the city.
Julia knows that
Rigoberta
Menchú
received the Nobel prize, but she isn’t acquainted with her works.Slide12
To express knowledge or ignorance of a subject or learning discipline, use
saber or conocer, depending upon the context. Juan no sabe nada de inglés.
Juan doesn't know any English.
Él
sabe
matemáticas
.
He knows mathematics.Juan conoce
la literatura española.Juan is familiar with Spanish literature.Slide13
practicamos
Yo
_____________a
Juan. Somos muy
buenos amigos
.
I
know
Juan.
We're
good friends. Busco el libro. ¿_________ usted dónde está?I'm looking for the book. Do you know where it is?Tengo que llamar a María. ¿__________ (tú) su número de teléfono?
I have to call Maria. Do you know her phone number?Slide14
Yo
____conozco_____a Juan. Somos muy buenos amigos.I know Juan. We're good friends. Busco
el
libro
. ¿____Sabe__ usted dónde está
?
I'm looking for the book. Do you know where it is?
Tengo
que llamar a María. ¿___Sabes_______ (
tú) su número de teléfono?I have to call Maria. Do you know her phone number?Slide15
Pablo
es niño. No ____________conducir.Pablo is a child. He doesn't know how to drive.¿Quiere hablar bien el español? Es
necesario
___________ los verbos irregulares.Do you want to speak Spanish well? You must know (by heart) the irregular verbs. (hint: use the infinitive
)
Mis
primos
____________ bien los libros de Harry Potter porque les encanta leer.
My cousins know the Harry Potter books well because they love to read.Slide16
Pablo
es niño. No _____sabe_____conducir.Pablo is a child. He doesn't know how to drive.¿Quiere hablar bien
el
español
? Es necesario ___saber______los
verbos
irregulares
.
Do you want to speak Spanish well? You must know (by heart) the irregular verbs. (hint: use the infinitive)Mis primos ____conocen_____
bien los libros de Harry Potter porque les encanta leer. My cousins know the Harry Potter books well because they love to read.Slide17
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