Curso de espaol para extranjeros

Spanish verbs saber and conocer crate difficulties for English speakers. Both verbs usually translate into English as to know but cannot normally be used interchangeably. Beloww is a summary ot the main uses of saber and conocer in Spanish. Present tense

SABER

CONOCER

Means to know a factor or have

information about something.

To be familiar or acquainted with

a person, place or thing

Sabes cul es la capital de

Ecuador? S hablar espaol Sabes a qu hora empieza la pelcula?

Conozco Granada y Madrid.

Conoces a Pablo?

With expressions like:

Se conoce que (Its well known that) Conocer de vista (to know somebody by sight) Dar a conocer (to announce) Darse a conocer (to make oneself known)

Having the ability or to know

how to do something.

Sabes conducir?
Sabes cmo arreglar la lavadora?

To be aware or the situation or

state of a person or thing or having knowledge or information concerning someone or something.

Sabes algo de Miguel? Hace

tiempo que no lo he visto

Yo s T sabes l sabe Nosotros sabemos Vosotros sabis Ellos saben

Yo conozco T conoces l conoce Nosotros conocemos Vosotros conocis Ellos conocen