Saber vs Conocer

Saber vs Conocer

In Spanish, SABER and CONOCER both mean to know. However, each is used for a different purpose:

  SABER is used to indicate that you know a fact or how to do something.

  I know the answer.

  Do you know his address?

  We know how to ski.

​SABER vs CONOCER

is used to indicate that you know someone or something in the sense of being acquainted with or being familiar with someone or something; or with abstract facts:

  They know Elena.

  I know Chicago – I lived there.

  I know Spanish history

                       [not talking about a specific fact]

CONOCER

Both SABER and CONOCER

are irregular in the YO form:

SABER

yo sé nosotros sabemos

tú sabes

él / ella / Ud sabe

ellos / Uds saben

CONOCER

yo conozco nosotros conocemos

tú conoces

él / ella / Ud conoce ellos / Uds conocen

I know the answer

  Yo sé la repuesta

  Do you know his address?

  ¿ Sabes su dirección?

  We know how to ski.

  Sabemos esquiar.

​SABER

They know Elena.

  - Ellos conocen a Elena.

I know Chicago – I lived there.

  - Yo conozco Chicago – Vivía allá

Ana knows Spanish history.

  - Ana conoce la historia española.

Conocer

Do you know the Harry Potter Series?

​Saber or Conocer?

Multiple Choice

Do you know the Harry Potter Series?

• Saber

• Conocer

Do you know the Harry Potter Series?


This is concept, something you would or could be familiar with.

Conocer

​Saber or Conocer?

I know how to cook

Multiple Choice

I know how to cook

• Saber

• Conocer

Saber

I know how to cook.



This is saber
because it's
an ability--
"how to"

Saber or Conocer?

Do you know Post Malone's music?

Multiple Choice

Do you know Post Malone's music?

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

Do you know Post Malone's music?



This is concept, something you would or could be familiar with.

Saber or Conocer?

He knows Kendrick Lamar

Multiple Choice

He knows Kendrick Lamar.

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

He knows Kendrick Lamar


This is someone you would know/could know or be familiar with.

Saber or Conocer?

Nicholas knows Lebron James.

Multiple Choice

Nicholas knows Lebron James.

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

Nicholas knows Lebron James.


This is someone you would know/could know or be familiar with.

Saber or Conocer?

I know how to speak Spanish

Multiple Choice

I know how to speak Spanish

• Saber

• Conocer

Saber

I know how to speak Spanish.



This is saber because it's
an ability that you know HOW TO do.

Multiple Choice

What form of Saber would be used:

I know how to speak Spanish.

• Sé

• Sabe

• Sabo

• Sabes

Saber or conocer?

Do you know of Disney Movies?


.

Multiple Choice

Do you know of Disney Movies?

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

Do you know of Disney Movies?



This is a concept, something you would or could be familiar with.

Multiple Choice

What form of conocer would be used:

Do you know of Disney Movies?

• Conoczco

• Conocemos

• Conoces

• Conocen

Saber or conocer?

Dean knows how to play chess.

Multiple Choice

Dean knows how to play chess.

• Saber

• Conocer

Saber

Dean knows how to play chess.

This uses saber because it's
something that he
KNOWS HOW to do.

Multiple Choice

What form of Saber will be used?

Dean knows how to play Chess.

• Sé

• Sabe

• Sabes

• Sabo

Saber or Conocer?

We know Disneyland; we love it there.

Multiple Choice

We know Disneyland; we love it there.

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

We know Disneyland; we love it there.


This is conocer because
Disneyland is a place.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of Conocer:

We know Disney Land, we love it there.

• conocemos
• conocía
• conociste
• conocen

Saber or Conocer?

They Know Childish Gambino

Multiple Choice

They Know Childish Gambino

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

They Know Childish Gambino



This is someone you would know/could know or be familiar with.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of conocer:

They Know Childish Gambino.

• conocéis
• conoce
• conocen
• conocemos

Saber or Conocer?

Do you know a good place for coffee?

Multiple Choice

Do you know a good place for coffee?

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

Do you know a good place for coffee?


This is conocer
because
we're talking
about a place.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of conocer.

Do you know a good place to get coffee?

• conocéis
• conoces
• conocemos
• conoce

Saber or Conocer?

Do you know Frank Ocean?

Multiple Choice

Do you know Frank Ocean?

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

Do you know Frank Ocean?



This is someone you would know/could know or be familiar with.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of conocer:

Do you know Frank Ocean?

• conoce
• conocemos
• conocéis
• conoces

Saber or Conocer?

I know the sun is a star

Multiple Choice

I know the sun is a star.

• Saber

• Conocer

Saber

I know the sun is a star


This is SABER
because we are
talking about
information/
facts.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of saber:

I know the sun is a star.

• sé
• sabe
• sabemos
• sabes

Saber or Conocer?

Do you know how to create a webpage?

Multiple Choice

Do you know how to create a webpage?

• Saber

• Conocer

Saber

Do you know how to create a webpage?


It's SABER because the
question is asking if you
know HOW TO make a
website.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of saber:

Do you know how to create a webpage?

• sabes
• saben
• sabemos
• sabe

Saber or Conocer?

Do Y'all know Taylor swift?

Multiple Choice

Do Y'all know Taylor swift?

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

Do Y'all know Taylor swift?

This one's conocer because we are talking about knowing or being familiar with a person.

Saber or Conocer?

He knows how to play the guitar.

Multiple Choice

He knows how to play the guitar.

• Saber

• Conocer

Saber

He knows how to play the guitar.

This is saber since we talking about
what he knows HOW TO do.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of Saber:

He knows how to play the guitar.

• sabe
• sabemos
• sabes
• saben

Saber or Conocer?

I know how to make my teacher happy.

Multiple Choice

I know how to make my teacher happy.

• Saber

• Conocer

Saber

They know how to make their teacher happy.

This is SABER because they
know HOW TO do something.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct for of Saber:

They know how to make their teacher happy.

• sabes
• sabemos
• saben
• sabe

Saber or Conocer?

I know the Notebook; it’s my favorite movie!

Multiple Choice

I know The Notebook; it's my favorite movie!

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

I know the Notebook; it’s my favorite movie!


This one is CONOCER
since knowing a
movie is a CONCEPT.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of conocer.

I know the Notebook, it’s my favorite movie!

• conocemos
• conoce
• conozco
• conoces

Saber or Conocer?

I don’t know anybody.

Multiple Choice

I don’t know anybody.

• Saber

• Conocer

Conocer

I don’t know anybody.

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct form of conocer:

I don't know anybody.

• conozco
• conoces
• conocemos
• conocen