@jhypsyshah Claro. ¡Mucha mejor! (yes, much better!).
@Sectus Great! That's what I like to hear. I'm actually a Spanish student myself - English is my first language. For exactly how long have you been studying Spanish?
At 12/9/14 05:50 PM, frootza wrote:
-AR Verbs (ie: Nadar: To Swim)
Ah, yes! This is the first lesson I had on Spanish on my first day of 7th grade, 5.5 years ago! :')
If I may add a few details:
To form the conjugations for hablar (to speak), you drop the -AR at the end and add letters depending on whom you're referring to (i.e., who is speaking).
"Yo" means "I." Add "o." --> Yo hablo (I speak).
"Tú" means "you." Add "as." --> Tú hablas (you speak).
"Usted is the formal version of "you," i.e. if you're talking to an adult you don't know well as opposed to a friend. Add "a."
--> Usted habla (you speak, sir).
"Nosotros" means "we." Add "amos." --> Nosotros hablamos (we speak).
(let's ignore "Vosotros" for now...it's complicated.........)
"Ustedes" is the plural version of "you." Add "an." --> Ustedes hablan (you guys speak).
Remember that this is ONLY for verbs ending in -AR. Frootza explained it well, but I just thought I'd try to show you guys another, more explicit way of remembering it.
Also, the usted form of the verb is also used when you're referring to someone/something you usually refer to as he, she or it. For example, "Habla Español" can mean either "you speak Spanish, sir" or "(s)he speaks Spanish" depending on the context. "Ella" means "she" and "él" means "him," so if you wanted to make it clear you could say "ella habla Español" (she speaks Spanish).
The ustedes form of the verb is also used when referring to people you usually refer to as "them." For example, "Hablan Español" can mean either "you guys speak Spanish" or "they speak Spanish," depending on the context. "Ellos" means "them", so if you wanted to make it clear you could say "ellos hablan Español." Also, if all the individuals in the group of "them" you're referring to are female, you can say "ellas," which is the feminine version of "ellos."
Well, that's enough info for one day, I suppose. I appreciate your ongoing devotion to this thread, Frootza. ;D
