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Module 028

You Learn and You Remember

Use aprende for polite “you learn” and recuerda for polite “you remember.” Combine these forms with familiar words and helper verbs from earlier modules.

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Lesson 1

You learn: aprende

Use aprende when politely saying that one person learns something. Use aprender after familiar helper forms.

One new building block

aprende
you learn when speaking politely to one person
no aprende
you do not learn
¿Aprende...?
Do you learn...?

Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, aprende by itself can mean polite you learn.

Build the meaning step by step

Aprende las palabras. = You learn the words.
No aprende esto. = You do not learn this.
¿Qué aprende? = What do you learn?
Use aprender after helper verbs
Quiere aprender español.
Puede aprender las palabras.
Necesita aprender la respuesta.
Lesson 1 Practice Rolls

Interpret with aprende and aprender

Practice Roll 1 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You learn the words.
Practice Roll 2 of 30
Interpret in English
Aprende esto.
Practice Roll 3 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Do you learn Spanish?
Practice Roll 4 of 30
Interpret in English
No aprende la respuesta.
Practice Roll 5 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
What do you learn?
Practice Roll 6 of 30
Interpret in English
Aprende aquí con el documento.
Practice Roll 7 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You want to learn this.
Practice Roll 8 of 30
Interpret in English
Puede aprender ahora.
Practice Roll 9 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You need to learn the words.
Practice Roll 10 of 30
Interpret in English
Aprende lo que necesita.
Practice Roll 11 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to learn that.
Practice Roll 12 of 30
Interpret in English
¿Cómo aprende español?
Practice Roll 13 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You learn because it is important.
Practice Roll 14 of 30
Interpret in English
Lee y aprende las palabras.
Practice Roll 15 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Why do you learn this?
Lesson 2

You remember: recuerda

Use recuerda when politely saying that one person remembers something. Use recordar after familiar helper forms.

One new building block

recuerda
you remember when speaking politely to one person
no recuerda
you do not remember
¿Recuerda...?
Do you remember...?

Spanish often leaves out usted. Here, recuerda by itself can mean polite you remember.

Build the meaning step by step

Recuerda el mensaje. = You remember the message.
No recuerda esto. = You do not remember this.
¿Qué recuerda? = What do you remember?
Use recordar after helper verbs
Quiere recordar esto.
Puede recordar la respuesta.
Necesita recordar las palabras.
Lesson 2 Practice Rolls

Interpret with recuerda and recordar

Practice Roll 16 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You remember the message.
Practice Roll 17 of 30
Interpret in English
Recuerda esto.
Practice Roll 18 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
Do you remember the answer?
Practice Roll 19 of 30
Interpret in English
No recuerda el documento.
Practice Roll 20 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
What do you remember?
Practice Roll 21 of 30
Interpret in English
Recuerda la información importante.
Practice Roll 22 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You want to remember this.
Practice Roll 23 of 30
Interpret in English
Puede recordar la respuesta.
Practice Roll 24 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You need to remember the words.
Practice Roll 25 of 30
Interpret in English
Recuerda lo que aprende.
Practice Roll 26 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You do not want to forget this.
Practice Roll 27 of 30
Interpret in English
¿Cuándo recuerda el mensaje?
Practice Roll 28 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You remember because it is important.
Practice Roll 29 of 30
Interpret in English
Aprende las palabras y las recuerda.
Practice Roll 30 of 30
Interpret in Spanish
You read, learn, and remember the words.
Beginner Conversation

Learn and remember

A: ¿Qué aprende?

B: Aprendo las palabras.

A: ¿Recuerda el mensaje?

B: Sí, recuerdo el mensaje.

A: ¿Puede recordar la respuesta?

B: Sí, puedo recordarla.

Language Insights

Aprende versus aprender; recuerda versus recordar

Direct polite action

Use aprende and recuerda when speaking politely to one person about what they learn or remember.

After a helper verb

After quiere, puede, or necesita, use the infinitives aprender and recordar.

Module Challenge

Combine the new actions

Interpret: You read, learn, and remember the words.

Answer: Lee, aprende y recuerda las palabras.
Module Summary / Checkpoint / Progress Save

Module 28 checkpoint

You can now use aprende / aprender and recuerda / recordar with familiar questions, helpers, objects, and sentence-building blocks.

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