Spanish verbs which use the preposition “a”

 

Spanish verbs which use the preposition “a”

 

Before we start, let’s #remember that…

When we have the preposition a follow by a masculine define article

Like “voy a el al cine” we make it one a+el=al

It does not happen when the article is feminine

Voy a la piscina

Ok, keeping than in mind let’s go to the learning

ACERCARSE A-to approach

El vendedor se acercó a nosotros para intentar vendernos su producto

“The sales man approach us in order to sell us his product”

 

ACOSTUMBRARSE A-to get use to

Llevó 5 años viviendo en Edimburgo y todavía no me he acostumbrado al frío

“I have been living in Edinburgh for 5 years and I am still not used to the cold.”

 

APRENDER A-to learn how to

Estoy aprendiendo a tocar el piano

“Iam learning how to play the piano”

ATREVERSE A-to dare

You can challenge to your friends saying

!Atrévete a aprender español! No es tan difícil…

“Dare to learn Spanish!It is not as difficult…”

ENSEÑAR A-to teach to

 

Yo enseño español a extranjeros

“I teach Spanish to foreign people”

JUGAR A-to play (sports or games only, no instruments!)

A mis amigos y a mi nos encanta jugar a juegos de mesa

“My friends and I love to play board games”

OLER A-to smell like

 

Cuando voy a España me encanta visitar la casa de mi abuela, siempre huele a pan casero y me recuerda a mi infancia

“When I go to Spain I love to visit my grandmum’s house, it always smells like homemade bread and it reminds me to my childhood”

PARECERSE A-to look like

 

Todo el mundo dice que mi prima se parece a Penélope Cruz

“Everyone says my cousin looks like Penélope Cruz”

It can be used not just for people but for cities, objects ….too

#watch out-to look alike is parecerse ej. Mi hermana y yo nos parecemos “My sister and I look alike”

But mi hermana se parece a mí, “my sister looks like me”

PONERSE A –to begin to

 

Maybe these days due to the proximity to Christmas the most popular is

Me voy a poner a dieta

“I am going to begin a diet”

Or one of new years’s resolutions might be

Voy a ponerme a estudiar alemán

“I am going to begin to learn German”

Just for the brave ones #extra

As a tip for your Spanish learning here are some common phrases with “a” too (just in case you haven’t had enough :))

A bordo-on board

Al fin-finally

A cause de-because of

A eso de las 10-about 10 (you can also say alrededor o sobre las 10)

A la larga-in the long run

A mendo-often

A pesar de-in spite of

A tiempo-on time

A través de-through

Homework, as you see the common phrases haven’t had an example…why? Because I challenge you to pick one and write a comment below , ¿te atreves a hacerlo?-“Do you dare to do it?”

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Hablamos pronto-talk you soon