Saber y Conocer

Saber and Conocer both mean...

• to eat

• to know

• to learn

• to be

Saber is used for... (2 answers)

• information

• knowing / having met a person

• being familiar with a place

• how to do something

Conocer is used for... (2 answers)

• information

• knowing / having met a person

• being familiar with a place

• how to do something

Yo _____ a Sara. Es mi amiga.

• sé

• conozco

Answer explanation

Sara is a PERSON that I know, so we use CONOCER.

Yo _____ Montgomery porque voy a TCU.

• sé

• conozco

Answer explanation

I have been to and am PERSONALLY FAMILIAR with this PLACE, so we use CONOCER.

Emily _____ jugar al fútbol.

• sabe

• conoce

Answer explanation

Emily KNOWS HOW TO play soccer. For knowing how to do something we use SABER.

Patricio _____ que Washington DC es la capital de los Estados Unidos.

• sabe

• conoce

Answer explanation

Patricio knows that Washington DC is the capital of the US. This is INFORMATION that is taught in school.

Tú _____ hablar español.

• sabes

• conoces

Answer explanation

You know HOW TO speak Spanish.

Los estudiantes _____ quién es el presidente de los Estados Unidos.

• saben

• conocen

Answer explanation

Knowing who is the president of the US is INFORMATION. You learn this in school.

Hint: If there is a question word (qué, dónde, quién, cuándo, etc.) in the sentence, that shows that it is information and we use SABER.

Sandra _____ Minnesota porque vive en Saint Paul.

• sabe

• conoce

Answer explanation

Sandra is PERSONALLY FAMILIAR with this PLACE (Minnesota) because she lives here.