Learn Spanish with SpanishPod101.com! In today’s lesson, Lisy and Alan open the door even further to show us how “mandatos” or “commands” are used in the Spanish language. What’s interesting about commands in Spanish is that they can be either singular or plural, and either formal or informal. This means that there are four ways to say “come here! You’d be surprised how useful it is to know how to use commands, since they so expressly convey a desire of the speaker. Be sure to keep your eyes open for Iberian Lesson 21, Peruvian Lesson 21 and Costa Rican Lesson 21 from the Regional Series, in order to get a broader understanding of the content covered here.
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4 Responses to “Newbie Lesson #21 - Come here! I’ll be right there!”
May 3rd, 2008 at 4:40 am
Thanks to Kevin MacLeod for the music used in today’s lesson.
So, let’s make a list of the commands that you think would be useful to know in Spanish, and we’ll translate as we go!
May 6th, 2008 at 4:47 am
¡Hola!
You explained that
aquí and acá
and
allí and allá
are nearly synonyms and the use depends on the region.
Is there any difference between Latin American and Iberian Spanish?
May 7th, 2008 at 1:57 am
Hey Mariposa,
Good question. The truth is there are a ton of differences between Iberian and Latin American Spanish. I’ve lived in both settings, and I can tell you that the languages are very distinct.
For example, acá is primarily used in Latin America instead of aquí. What else? Hmm, another major word you will hear in Spain is “vale” (ok). In Latin America most people just say “ok”, “bueno”, or “está bien”. It’s also important to remember that the “vosotros” (you all) form is mostly used in Spain. In Latin America they use the “ustedes” (you all) form instead.
That’s just the tip of the iceberg; anyone else know of some regional differences?
May 7th, 2008 at 4:28 am
¡Hola! David,
I know that there are lots of differences between Iberian and Latin American Spanish, that’s why we have the Regional lessons, haven’t we?
I was mainly interested in the the different regional use of
aquí and acá
and
allí and allá
But you’ve already answered to that question, too.
Gracias
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Category: Newbie Lessons |
Grammar: imperative mood, ir, venir | Function: getting someones attention | Topic: commands | Politeness Level: informal
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