MODULE 14 — BOTH LESSONS AND ALL 30 PRACTICE ROLLS ARE DIRECTLY EMBEDDED BELOW
Module 014

You See and You Hear

Use ve for polite “you see” and oye for polite “you hear.” Notice people, places, sounds, and information while recycling familiar language from Modules 1–13.

2 progressive lessons30 different scrolling interpretation rollsModules 1–13 recycled naturallyTarget-language audio
Lesson 1

You see: ve

Use ve to say what one person sees and to ask polite questions about what is visible.

One new building block

ve
you see when speaking politely to one person
no ve
you do not see
¿Qué ve?
What do you see?

Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, ve by itself can mean polite you see.

Build the meaning step by step

Ve el hotel. = You see the hotel.
No ve el documento. = You do not see the document.
¿Me ve? = Do you see me?

Use ver after familiar helper forms

After puede, quiere, or necesita, use the unchanged form ver: puede ver, quiere ver, necesita ver.

Lesson 1 Practice Rolls

Practice ve and ver

Interpret each prompt before revealing the answer.

Practice Roll 1Interpret in Spanish
You see the hotel.
Practice Roll 2Interpret in English
Ve la información.
Practice Roll 3Interpret in Spanish
Do you see the restaurant?
Practice Roll 4Interpret in English
No ve el documento.
Practice Roll 5Interpret in Spanish
You see her here.
Practice Roll 6Interpret in English
¿Qué ve?
Practice Roll 7Interpret in Spanish
You can see the reservation.
Practice Roll 8Interpret in English
Quiere ver México.
Practice Roll 9Interpret in Spanish
You need to see the doctor.
Practice Roll 10Interpret in English
Ve que viene mañana.
Practice Roll 11Interpret in Spanish
You see where he is going.
Practice Roll 12Interpret in English
¿Ve el problema?
Practice Roll 13Interpret in Spanish
You do not see me.
Practice Roll 14Interpret in English
Me ve en el hotel.
Practice Roll 15Interpret in Spanish
When do you see the doctor?
Lesson 2

You hear: oye

Use oye to say what one person hears and to ask polite questions about sounds or spoken information.

One new building block

oye
you hear when speaking politely to one person
no oye
you do not hear
¿Me oye?
Do you hear me?

Use oye for what reaches someone’s ears. In polite questions, ¿Me oye? means Do you hear me?

Build the meaning step by step

Oye la música. = You hear the music.
No oye la pregunta. = You do not hear the question.
¿Qué oye? = What do you hear?

Use oír after familiar helper forms

After puede, quiere, or necesita, use oír: puede oír, quiere oír, necesita oír.

Lesson 2 Practice Rolls

Practice oye and oír

Combine hearing with earlier verbs and familiar sentence blocks.

Practice Roll 16Interpret in Spanish
You hear the music.
Practice Roll 17Interpret in English
Oye mi voz.
Practice Roll 18Interpret in Spanish
Do you hear me?
Practice Roll 19Interpret in English
No oye la pregunta.
Practice Roll 20Interpret in Spanish
You hear Spanish here.
Practice Roll 21Interpret in English
¿Qué oye?
Practice Roll 22Interpret in Spanish
You can hear the conversation.
Practice Roll 23Interpret in English
Quiere oír la respuesta.
Practice Roll 24Interpret in Spanish
You need to hear this.
Practice Roll 25Interpret in English
Oye que viene hoy.
Practice Roll 26Interpret in Spanish
You hear what he says.
Practice Roll 27Interpret in English
¿Oye la información?
Practice Roll 28Interpret in Spanish
You do not hear her.
Practice Roll 29Interpret in English
Me oye ahora.
Practice Roll 30Interpret in Spanish
You see me and you hear me.
Beginner Conversation

Use seeing and hearing in a short exchange

A: ¿Ve el hotel?
B: Sí, lo veo aquí.
A: ¿Oye la música?
B: Sí, la oigo ahora.
A: ¿Me ve y me oye bien?
B: Sí, claro.
Language Insights

Use the conjugated form alone and the infinitive after a helper

Module Challenge

Connect what you see and hear

Interpret this without looking back:

You see where she is going and you hear what she says.

Ve adónde va y oye lo que dice.

Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save

Module 14 progress

You can now say what someone sees and hears while combining these forms with familiar helpers and earlier module vocabulary.