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(-9-) Saber y conocer (to know in Spanish)

Terms in this set (38)

¿(Tú) sabes?
Do you know?
(When referring to information or knowing how to do something)
¿(Tú) conoces?
Do you know?
(When referring to personal acquaintance or experience)
¿(Tú) sabes quién es?
(quien = saber)
Do you know who he (she) is?
¿(Tú) sabes dónde está?
(donde = saber)
Do you know where it is?
¿(Tú) sabes mucho de (sobre)?
(de [sobre] = saber)
Do you know a lot about?
¿(Tú) conoces a?
(Always use a after conocer when saying that one knows somebody personally)
Do you know (somebody personally)?
¿(Tú) sabes la fecha?
(información = saber)
Do you know the date?
¿(Tú) sabes quién
(quien = información = saber)
Do you know who Natalie Portman is?
¿(Tú) sabes dóndede* está Mongolia?
(donde = información = saber)
Do you know where Mongolia is?
¿(Tú) sabes mucho de (sobre))* la biología?
(de [sobre] = información = saber)
Do you know a lot about biology?
¿(Tú) sabes cuándodo* es la fiesta?
(cuando = información = saber)
Do you know when the party is?
¿(Tú) sabes por quéé*?
(por qué = información = saber)
Do you know why?
¿(Tú) sabes cocinar?
(To know how to do something = saber + infinitivo)
Do you know how to cook?
¿(Tú) sabes la letra (de esta canción)?
Do you know the lyrics (of this song)?
¿(Tú) conoces aa* Pablo?
Do you know Pablo (personally)?
¿(Tú) conoces Argentina?
Have you ever been to Argentina?
¿(Tú) conoces un buen restaurante mexicano?
Do you know a good Mexican restaurant?
(Have you actually been there?)
¿(Tú) conoces Metallica?
Are you familiar with Metallica? (Have you heard them?)
Yo no sé tu dirección
I don't know your address
Yo no sé quien* es Felipe González
I don't know who Felipe González is
Yo no sé donde* está Botswana
I don't know where Botswana is
Yo no sé mucho del (sobre* el) arte
I don't know a lot about art
Yo no sé cuando* es la boda
I don't know when the wedding is
Yo no sé esquiar
I don't know how to ski
Yo no sé por qué
I don't know why they don't want to come.
Yo sé este poema
I know this poem
(I can recite it from memory)
(Yo) no conozco a Brad Pitt
I don't know Brad Pitt (personally)
(Yo) no conozco Panamá
I've never been to Panama
(Yo) no conozco ese restaurante
I'm not familiar with that restaurant
(I've never been there personally)
(Yo) no conozco (la banda) The Seeds
I've never heard (the band) The Seeds
(I'm not familiar with them)
¿Qué sabes de (sobre) Britney Spears?
What do you know about Britney Spears?
Yo sé que* Britney Spears es de Tejas
(always use que before a dependent clause)
I know Britney Spears is from Texas
¿Qué sabes de Oprah Winfrey?
What do you know about Oprah Winfrey?
Yo sé que* Oprah Winfrey vive en Chicago
(always use que before a dependent clause)
I know Oprah Winfrey lives in Chicago
¿(Tú) sabes cuántoto* cuesta?
(cuanto = información = saber)
Do you know how much it costs?
el conocimiento
knowledge
es conocido por
it is well-known for
reconocer
(yo reconozco)
to recognize
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