This week’s Spanish word of the week is conocer.
Conocer is a verb that means to know.
To hear howconoceris pronounced, you can click the icon below:
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The Spanish word conocer means to know, but only when you’re talking about knowing people and places:
La conozco. I know her.
Apenas nos conocemos. We hardly know each other.
Conozco bien París. I know Paris well.
llegar a conocer a alguien to get to know somebody
Don’t forget to use the word a before the names of people you know:
Conocemos muy bien a Lara. We know Lara very well.
Conozco a un buen electricista. I know a good electrician.
By the way, to say that you know something, you use the Spanish saber:
No lo sé. I don’t know.
Come back next week to read about our next Spanish word of the week!
