Saber Vs Conocer

Saber y Conocer

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Meaning

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How to use them

Conjugation

Practice

Meaning

SABER Y CONOCER

Meaning

In Spanish, SABER and CONOCER both mean to know. However, each is used for a different purpose!YO CONOZCO A ANA. ELLA ES MI AMIGA. MIGUEL Y JAIME SABEN USAR LA COMPUTADORA.

Conjugation

saber y conocer

CONOCER YO CONOZCO TÚ CONOCES ÉL/ELLA/USTED CONOCE NOSOTROS/AS CONOCEMOS vOSOTROS/AS CONOCÉIS ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES CONOCEN

SABER YO SÉ TÚ SABES ÉL/ELLA/USTED SABE NOSOTROS/AS SABEMOS vOSOTROS/AS SABÉIS ELLOS/ELLAS/USTEDES SABEN

"Sabemos dónde está Roma, pero no conocemos la ciudad".

We know where Roma is, but we aren’t familiar with the city.

How to use them

sabeR

1. We use Saber to express or describe what we know "how to do" by following it with an infinitive. Only Saber can be followed by an infinitive.Yo sé montar a caballo. Jessica sabe bailar la salsa muy bien.

How to use them

sabeR

2. We use Saber only when talking about facts and information. We can use it to explain, that we know the "what-when-how-why-whos” of situations and events. Ellos saben cuándo es el concierto. Yo sé que la tienda está cerrada. Mauricio sabe de béisbol

How to use them

sabeR

Only Saber can be followed by a question word (qué, cuándo, dónde, quién, etc.) These are words that introduce facts. Yo sé dónde queda la tienda. Matina sabe cuándo es el exámen de español. Sabemos quién es Plácido Domingo.

How to use them

conocer

We use Conocer when we talk about someone we know or places we are familiar with. (To be acquainted or thoroughly familiar with a person or thing).When we talk about "knowing" a person, we have to remember to use the Personal "a". Conozco a María. Conoces bien San Francisco. Nick conoce un restaurante italiano buenísimo.

How to use them

conocer

We also use Conocer to talk about general concepts or subjects: Conozco la poesía del Siglo de Oro. Ella quiere conocer tu país. Conocemos sus actividades.

CONOCER

SABER

TO BE FAMILIAR WITH

FACTS

CONCEPTS (art, music, etc…)

DATA

VS

PEOPLE

SKILLS

PLACES

INFORMATION

Practice

Let’s practice using these verbs. Tell me what verb you would use for each phrase.

Practice

Knowing what time the game starts

A good place to eat pizza

How to play the Piano

Argentina

How to cook "arepas"

The capital of Spain

Harry Potter's Books

Your friend's sister

¡Gracias!