Practice Roll 1 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You ask a question.
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Module 019
You Ask and You Answer
Use pregunta for polite “you ask” and responde for polite “you answer.” Combine these forms with familiar questions, documents, information, and verbs from Modules 1–18.
Verified Module 19 Build — Lessons: pregunta and responde
Lesson 1
You ask: pregunta
Use pregunta when politely saying that one person asks. Use preguntar after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
pregunta
you ask when speaking politely to one person
no pregunta
you do not ask
¿Pregunta...?
Do you ask...?
Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, pregunta by itself can mean polite you ask.
Build the meaning step by step
Pregunta el nombre. = You ask the name.
No pregunta ahora. = You do not ask now.
¿Qué pregunta? = What do you ask?
Use preguntar after helper verbs
Quiere preguntar algo.
Puede preguntar por el documento.
Necesita preguntar por el nombre.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls
Interpret with pregunta and preguntar
Practice Roll 2 of 30Interpret in English
Pregunta el nombre.
Practice Roll 3 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you ask for the information?
Practice Roll 4 of 30Interpret in English
No pregunta ahora.
Practice Roll 5 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You ask why.
Practice Roll 6 of 30Interpret in English
¿Qué pregunta?
Practice Roll 7 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to ask a question.
Practice Roll 8 of 30Interpret in English
Puede preguntar por el documento.
Practice Roll 9 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to ask for the name.
Practice Roll 10 of 30Interpret in English
Pregunta lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 11 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to ask now.
Practice Roll 12 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cuándo pregunta por la información?
Practice Roll 13 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You ask where the document is.
Practice Roll 14 of 30Interpret in English
Pregunta si es posible.
Practice Roll 15 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Why do you ask that?
Lesson 2
You answer: responde
Use responde when politely saying that one person answers. Use responder after familiar helper forms.
One new building block
responde
you answer when speaking politely to one person
no responde
you do not answer
¿Responde...?
Do you answer...?
Responde can stand alone with polite you understood.
Build the meaning step by step
Responde la pregunta. = You answer the question.
No responde ahora. = You do not answer now.
¿Cómo responde? = How do you answer?
Use responder after helper verbs
Quiere responder la pregunta.
Puede responder ahora.
Necesita responder con el nombre.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls
Interpret with responde and responder
Practice Roll 16 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You answer the question.
Practice Roll 17 of 30Interpret in English
Responde con la información.
Practice Roll 18 of 30Interpret in Spanish
Do you answer now?
Practice Roll 19 of 30Interpret in English
No responde la pregunta.
Practice Roll 20 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You answer this here.
Practice Roll 21 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cómo responde?
Practice Roll 22 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You want to answer the question.
Practice Roll 23 of 30Interpret in English
Puede responder ahora.
Practice Roll 24 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You need to answer with the name.
Practice Roll 25 of 30Interpret in English
Responde lo que sabe.
Practice Roll 26 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to answer that.
Practice Roll 27 of 30Interpret in English
¿Cuándo responde la pregunta?
Practice Roll 28 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You answer because it is important.
Practice Roll 29 of 30Interpret in English
Pregunta y responde con claridad.
Practice Roll 30 of 30Interpret in Spanish
You ask for the information and answer the question.
Beginner Conversation
Ask, then answer
A: ¿Pregunta por la información?
B: Sí, pregunto por la información.
A: ¿Puede responder ahora?
B: Sí, respondo ahora.
A: ¿Por qué pregunta?
B: Porque necesito el documento.
Language Insights
Ask and answer as a natural pair
Pregunta starts the exchange
Use pregunta to say that one person asks. Use preguntar por when asking for or about something.
Responde completes it
Use responde for the reply. After quiere, puede, or necesita, use the infinitive responder.
Module Challenge
Combine both new actions
Interpret: You ask for the information and answer the question.
Pregunta por la información y responde la pregunta.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save
Module 19 checkpoint
You can now use pregunta / preguntar and responde / responder with familiar questions, helpers, objects, and sentence-building blocks.
Your practice progress is saved automatically on this device.