In Spanish, when you say things like I love..., I see…, I visit…, what you say next depends on whether you are talking about a person or a thing. For people, you should always add a!
Yo visito a Juan.
I visit Juan.
Yo siempre visito el museo.
I always visit the museum.
Remember that Me llamo Duo literally means I call myself Duo. But if we say Llamo a Duo, it means I call Duo.
Yo llamo a mamá todos los días.
I call Mom every day.
Some verbs are only irregular in the yo form.
| conocer to know, to meet |
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|---|---|
| yo | conozco |
| tú | conoces |
| él / ella usted |
conoce |
| nosotros / nosotras | conocemos |
| ellos / ellas ustedes |
conocen |
When conocer is used to talk about a city or country, it means to be familiar with. When used to mean knowing or meeting a person, conocer is always followed by a.
Nosotros conocemos Nueva York.
We are familiar with New York.
¿Conoces a Omar?
Do you know Omar?