Language Transfer Spanish notes
Lesson 75
Say It, Do It, Come Here
Language Transfer Complete Spanish is by Mihalis Eleftheriou. Listen to the original audio first; use these notes for revision.
Irregular informal positive commands (only a handful):
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haz (do/make), di (say), ven (come), pon (put)
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sal (leave), ten (have), ve (go), sé (be)
The subjunctive turns "where" into "wherever," "how" into "however," "what" into "whatever"
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Donde quieras = wherever you want
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Como te guste = however you like
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Lo que prefieras = whatever you prefer
Sentences practiced
| Spanish | English |
|---|---|
| ¡Hazlo! | Do it! |
| Donde quieres. | Where you want. (fact) |
| Donde quieras. | Wherever you want. (subjunctive → wherever) |
| Hazlo donde quieras. | Do it wherever you want. |
| Hazlo como te gusta. | Do it how you like. |
| Hazlo como te guste. | Do it however you like. (subjunctive → however) |
| Haz lo que prefieres. | Do what you prefer. |
| Haz lo que prefieras. | Do whatever you prefer. (subjunctive → whatever) |
| Come lo que prefieras. | Eat whatever you prefer. (informal) |
| Coma lo que prefiera. | Eat whatever you prefer. (formal) |
| Coman lo que prefieran. | Eat whatever you prefer. (plural) |