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'''Note''': See above.
'''Note''': See above.
===Saber (to know)===
In Spanish, there are to ways of the verb, "to know." ''Saber'' is used for information or activities you know. It is also an irregular ''yo'' conjugation.
*'''sé''' - I know
*'''sabes''' - you know (singular)
*'''sabe''' - he/she knows
*'''sabemos''' - we know
*'''sabéis''' - you know (plural)
*'''saben''' - they know
'''Note''': The usual usted and ustedes warning that you should know by now.
===Conocer (to be acquainted with)===
''Conocer'' also means "to know," but it talks about familiarity of people, places, and things. Like ''saber'', it has an irregular ''yo'' conjugation.
*'''conozco''' - I know
*'''conoces''' - you know (singular)
*'''conoce''' - he/she knows
*'''conocemos''' - we know
*'''conocéis''' - you know (plural)
*'''conocen''' - they know

Revision as of 20:24, 8 August 2008

Chapter 19 (Computers)

Communication

  • cara a cara - face-to-face
  • carta - letter
  • comunicarse - to communicate
  • me comunico - I communicate
  • te comunicas - you communicate
  • enviar - to send
  • tarjeta - card

On the computer

  • bajar - to download
  • buscar - to search
  • cámara digital - digital camera
  • canción - song
  • composición - composition
  • computadora portátil - laptop computer
  • crear - to create
  • curso - course
  • tomar un curso - to take a course
  • diapositiva - slide
  • dirección electrónica - e-mail address
  • documento - document
  • escribir por correo electrónico - to send an e-mail address
  • estar en línea - to be online
  • grabar un disco compacto - to burn a CD
  • gráficos - graphics
  • información - information
  • informe - report
  • laboratorio - labratory
  • navegar en la Red - to surf the Web
  • página Web - Web page
  • presentación - presentation
  • sitio Web - Web site
  • visitar salones de chat - to visit chat rooms

Usage

  • complicado(a) - complicated
  • ¿Para qué sirve? - What's it for?
  • ¿Qué te parece? - What do you think?
  • rápidamente - quickly
  • Sirve para... - It's used for...

Verbs

  • tener miedo - to be afraid

Pedir (to ask for)

Pedir, like hacer, is a verbs that has an irregular yo conjugation.

  • pido - I ask for
  • pides - you ask for (singular)
  • pide - he/she asks for
  • pedimos - we ask for
  • pedís - you ask for (plural)
  • piden - they ask for

Note: Remember that usted and ustedes conjugate in 3rd person form.

Servir (to serve)

Servir is also a verb that has an irregular yo conjugation.

  • sirvo - I serve
  • sirves - you serve (singular)
  • sirve - he/she serves
  • servimos - we serve
  • sirvís - you serve (plural)
  • sirven - they serve

Note: See above.

Saber (to know)

In Spanish, there are to ways of the verb, "to know." Saber is used for information or activities you know. It is also an irregular yo conjugation.

  • sé - I know
  • sabes - you know (singular)
  • sabe - he/she knows
  • sabemos - we know
  • sabéis - you know (plural)
  • saben - they know

Note: The usual usted and ustedes warning that you should know by now.

Conocer (to be acquainted with)

Conocer also means "to know," but it talks about familiarity of people, places, and things. Like saber, it has an irregular yo conjugation.

  • conozco - I know
  • conoces - you know (singular)
  • conoce - he/she knows
  • conocemos - we know
  • conocéis - you know (plural)
  • conocen - they know