Two Spanish verbs express to know: saber and conocer.
- Saber means to know facts or pieces of information. When followed by an infinitive, saber means to know how to do something (or to be able to do something).
- Conocer means to know or to be acquainted (familiar) with a person, place, or thing. It can also mean to meet.
No sabemos el telefono de Alejandro. ¿Saben Uds. dónde vive Alejandro? ¿Saben llegar alli? – We don’t know Alejandros phone number Do you know where Alejandro lives? Do you know how to get there?
No conocen a la nueva estudiante todavia. – They don’t know the new student yet.
¿Conocen Uds. el restaurante mexicano en Ia calle Goya? – Are you familiar with (Have you been to) the Mexican restaurant on Goya Street?
¿Quieres conocer a aquel joven? – Do you want to meet that young man?
Ya lo conocí. Se llama Rafael. – I’ve already met him. His name is Rafael.
Authors: Ana María Pérez-Gironés, Hildebrando Villarrea, Marty Knorre, Thalia Dorwick, William R. Glass
Subject: ¿Qué Tal?
Subject: ¿Qué Tal?
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