CONOCER
SABER
WHICH ONE IS IT?
100
Conjugate the verb conocer in present tense
Yo ___________ a Damian, el es mi compañero.
Coco __________ a Mariel, ella es su maestra.
Yo CONOZCO a Damian, el es mi compañero.
Coco CONOCE a Mariel, ella es su maestra.
100
Conjugate the verb saber in present tense
Yo ___________ escribir en cursiva
Damian __________ tocar la guitarra
Yo SÉ escribir en cursiva
Damian SABE tocar la guitarra
100
Todos los días ___ (sé/conozco) a gente nueva.
Todos los días CONOZCO a gente nueva.
200
TRUE OR FALSE?
When you want to say you are familiar or acquainted with a person you use the verb SABER.
FALSO
When you want to say you are familiar or acquainted with a person you use CONOCER.
EJEMPLO: Yo conozco a John
200
TRUE OR FALSE.
When you are talking about facts you use the verb SABER.
TRUE
When you are talking about facts you use the verb SABER.
200
Ana ___ (sabe/conoce) bailar flamenco.
Ana SABE bailar flamenco.
300
How would you ask your classmate if she/he knows San José?
¿Usted conoce San José?
¿Tu conoces San José?
300
How would you ask your classmate if she/he knows how to speak spanish?
¿Usted sabe hablar español?
¿Tu sabes hablar español?
300
How do we ask a friend if he can paint?
¿Sabes pintar?
400
Do you know this book?
Answer in spanish use the verb conocer.
Si, yo conozco...
No, yo no conozco....
400
Use the saber verb to answer:
¿Usted sabe porqué el niño está gritando?
Si, yo lo sé...
No, yo no lo sé....
400
How do we ask a friend if he knows Mexico?
¿Conoces México?
500
What are the three situations when we use CONOCER?
1. When you want to say you are familiar or acquainted with a person.
2. When you know (or don’t!) a place, a city, a country, etc.
3. When you have knowledge about a thing.
500
What are the three situations when we use SABER?
1. When you are talking about people’s skills and know-how.
2. When you are talking about or asking for information.
3. When you are talking about facts.
500
When you are talking about facts you use:
CONOCER OR SABER?
GIVE AN EXAMPLE
When you are talking about facts you use SABER.
Ejemplo: Yo SÉ que 1+1 es igual a 2