So we’ve been talking about tú commands: the affirmative commands & the negative commands, and something we’ll have to think about also is what to do with those pesky pronouns: direct object pronouns (me, te, lo, la, nos, *os, los, las), indirect object pronouns (me, te, le, nos, *os, les), and reflexive pronouns (me, te, se, nos, *os, se).
Check out these videos with an explanation and practice as well!
Explanation:
Practice 1: Affirmative + Pronouns
Practice 2: Negative tú commands + Pronouns
Practice 3: Affirmative & Negative Tú commands + Pronouns
Leave any questions or comments below!
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Vocabulario:
verbos (verbs):
- bañarse – to take a bath
- beber – to drink
- comer – to eat
- comprar – to buy
- dar – to give
- decir – to say; to tell
- dormir – to sleep
- dormirse – to fall asleep; to go to sleep
- enojarse – to get angry
- escuchar – to listen
- esperar – to wait
- hablar – to talk; to speak
- hacer – to do; to make
- irse – to go away
- lavarse – to wash oneself
- leer – to read
- levantarse – to get up
- llamar – to call
- pedir – to ask for; to order
- ponerse – to get [feeling a certain way]
- sacar – to take it out
- ver – to see
sustantivos (nouns):
- *el agua – the water
- el jugo – the juice
- el juguete – the toy
- el tío – the uncle
- la basura – the trash
- la manzana – the apple
- la película – the movie
- las flores – the flowers
- las manos – the hands
- las noticias – the news
- los amigos – the friends
- los hermanos – the brothers
- un pastel – the cake
- un regalo – a present
- un segundo – a second
- unos refrescos – some sodas
otro (other):
- a – to
- con – with
- triste – sad
- tu(s) – your
*even though it’s “el agua”, it is still a feminine word.
3 Responses
In the Practice 1 video, there is the following example: “Bring it (water) to the gentleman.” Since water is masculine, shouldn’t the translation be “traéselo” instead of “traésela”?
Good question. This throws a lot of people off.
“agua” is actually feminine. We use “el” because the “a” sound in “la agua” would get lost.
I explain it further in this video:
https://www.senorjordan.com/noun-gender-in-spanish/
These are great videos. Can I use some of your videos for supplemental instruction? If so, what attributions do I need to use for copyright permission?