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Module 026

You Look and You Find

Use mira for polite “you look” and encuentra for polite “you find.” Combine these forms with familiar words and helper verbs from earlier modules.

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Lesson 1

You look: mira

Use mira when politely saying that one person looks. Use mirar after familiar helper forms.

One new building block

mira
you look when speaking politely to one person
no mira
you do not look
¿Mira...?
Do you look...?

Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, mira by itself can mean polite you look.

Build the meaning step by step

Mira el documento. = You look the document.
No mira esto. = You do not look this.
¿Qué mira? = What do you look?
Use mirar after helper verbs
Quiere mirar esto.
Puede mirar el mensaje.
Necesita mirar la información.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls

Interpret with mira and mirar

Practice Roll 1 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You look at the document.
Practice Roll 2 of 30
Interpret in English
Mira esto.
Practice Roll 3 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Do you look at the message?
Practice Roll 4 of 30
Interpret in English
No mira la información.
Practice Roll 5 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
What do you look at?
Practice Roll 6 of 30
Interpret in English
Mira el documento aquí.
Practice Roll 7 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You want to look at this.
Practice Roll 8 of 30
Interpret in English
Puede mirar el mensaje.
Practice Roll 9 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You need to look at the information.
Practice Roll 10 of 30
Interpret in English
Mira lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 11 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to look at that.
Practice Roll 12 of 30
Interpret in English
¿Cuándo mira el documento?
Practice Roll 13 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You look at it because it is important.
Practice Roll 14 of 30
Interpret in English
Abre el documento y mira aquí.
Practice Roll 15 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Why do you look at this?
Lesson 2

You find: encuentra

Use encuentra when politely saying that one person finds. Use encontrar after familiar helper forms.

One new building block

encuentra
you find when speaking politely to one person
no encuentra
you do not find
¿Encuentra...?
Do you find...?

Build the meaning step by step

Encuentra el mensaje. = You find the message.
No encuentra ahora. = You do not find now.
¿Qué encuentra? = What do you find?
Use encontrar after helper verbs
Quiere encontrar ahora.
Puede encontrar el mensaje.
Necesita encontrar la información.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls

Interpret with encuentra and encontrar

Practice Roll 16 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You find the message.
Practice Roll 17 of 30
Interpret in English
Encuentra esto.
Practice Roll 18 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Do you find the information?
Practice Roll 19 of 30
Interpret in English
No encuentra el documento.
Practice Roll 20 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
What do you find?
Practice Roll 21 of 30
Interpret in English
Encuentra el mensaje aquí.
Practice Roll 22 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You want to find it now.
Practice Roll 23 of 30
Interpret in English
Puede encontrar el documento.
Practice Roll 24 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You need to find the reservation.
Practice Roll 25 of 30
Interpret in English
Encuentra lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 26 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to find that.
Practice Roll 27 of 30
Interpret in English
¿Dónde encuentra el documento?
Practice Roll 28 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You find it because you look carefully.
Practice Roll 29 of 30
Interpret in English
Mira el mensaje y encuentra la respuesta.
Practice Roll 30 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You open the document, look at it, and find the information.
Beginner Conversation

Read and find

A: ¿Qué mira?
B: Leo el documento.
A: ¿Puede encontrar la respuesta?
B: Sí, escribo la respuesta ahora.
Language Insights

Mira versus mirar; encuentra versus encontrar

Module Challenge

Combine the new actions

Interpret: You open the document, look it, and find the answer.

Abre el documento, lo mira y encuentra la respuesta.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save

Module 26 checkpoint

You can now use mira / mirar and encuentra / encontrar with familiar questions, helpers, objects, and sentence-building blocks.

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