Practice Roll 1Interpret in Spanish
You give the information.
MODULE 16 — BOTH LESSONS AND ALL 30 PRACTICE ROLLS ARE DIRECTLY EMBEDDED BELOW
Module 016
You Give and You Take
Use da for polite “you give” and toma for polite “you take.” Combine these new forms with familiar helpers, objects, questions, and vocabulary from Modules 1–15.
2 progressive lessons30 different scrolling interpretation rollsModules 1–15 recycled naturallyTarget-language audio
Lesson 1
You give: da
Use da when politely telling what one person gives. Use dar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
da
you give when speaking politely to one person
no da
you do not give
¿Da...?
Do you give...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, da by itself can mean polite you give.
Build the meaning step by step
Da la información. = You give the information.
No da la respuesta. = You do not give the answer.
¿Me da el documento? = Do you give me the document?
Use dar after familiar helper forms
After puede, quiere, or necesita, use dar: puede dar, quiere dar, necesita dar.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls
Practice da and dar
Interpret each prompt before revealing the answer.
Practice Roll 2Interpret in English
Da la respuesta.
Practice Roll 3Interpret in Spanish
Do you give the document?
Practice Roll 4Interpret in English
No da el nombre.
Practice Roll 5Interpret in Spanish
You give me the reservation.
Practice Roll 6Interpret in English
Le da la información.
Practice Roll 7Interpret in Spanish
You want to give the answer.
Practice Roll 8Interpret in English
Puede dar el documento.
Practice Roll 9Interpret in Spanish
You need to give your name.
Practice Roll 10Interpret in English
¿Qué da?
Practice Roll 11Interpret in Spanish
You give what she needs.
Practice Roll 12Interpret in English
Da la información ahora.
Practice Roll 13Interpret in Spanish
You do not give me the answer.
Practice Roll 14Interpret in English
¿Me da el documento?
Practice Roll 15Interpret in Spanish
When do you give the reservation?
Lesson 2
You take: toma
Use toma for polite “you take.” Use tomar after a familiar helper form.
One new building block
toma
you take when speaking politely to one person
no toma
you do not take
¿Toma...?
Do you take...?
Context helps distinguish toma as “you take” from its other everyday uses.
Build the meaning step by step
Toma el documento. = You take the document.
No toma la información. = You do not take the information.
¿Toma la reservación? = Do you take the reservation?
Use tomar after familiar helper forms
After puede, quiere, or necesita, use tomar: puede tomar, quiere tomar, necesita tomar.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls
Practice toma and tomar
Combine the new form with earlier vocabulary and sentence blocks.
Practice Roll 16Interpret in Spanish
You take the document.
Practice Roll 17Interpret in English
Toma la información.
Practice Roll 18Interpret in Spanish
Do you take the reservation?
Practice Roll 19Interpret in English
No toma el documento.
Practice Roll 20Interpret in Spanish
You take my name.
Practice Roll 21Interpret in English
¿Qué toma?
Practice Roll 22Interpret in Spanish
You want to take the information.
Practice Roll 23Interpret in English
Puede tomar el documento.
Practice Roll 24Interpret in Spanish
You need to take this.
Practice Roll 25Interpret in English
Toma lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 26Interpret in Spanish
You take the answer now.
Practice Roll 27Interpret in English
¿Toma la información?
Practice Roll 28Interpret in Spanish
You do not take my document.
Practice Roll 29Interpret in English
Me da el documento y toma la información.
Practice Roll 30Interpret in Spanish
You give the answer and take the document.
Beginner Conversation
Use giving and taking in a short exchange
A: ¿Me da el documento?
B: Sí, le doy el documento.
A: ¿Toma la información?
B: Sí, tomo la información.
A: ¿Entiende la respuesta?
B: Sí, la entiendo.
Language Insights
Move from the polite form to the helper form
- Da means polite “you give”; dar follows helper verbs.
- Toma means polite “you take”; tomar follows helper verbs.
- Small object words can come before the verb: me da, le da.
- Spanish often omits usted because the verb form already carries the polite meaning.
Module Challenge
Connect giving and taking
Interpret this without looking back:
You give me the answer and take the document.
Me da la respuesta y toma el documento.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save
Module 16 progress
You can now say what one person gives and takes while combining these forms with familiar helpers, objects, and earlier module vocabulary.