Here’s another lesson about a verb that changes a little strangely in the present tense. It’s a common verb though so we should probably go over it. The verb is decir and it means “to say” or “to tell.”

Enjoy!

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Verb chart:

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Vocabulario:

• a – to
• ahora – now
• algunos – some
• bien – well
• comer – to eat
• ¿cómo? – How?
• cuando – when
• de – of, from, about
• día – day
• doler – to hurt
  • le duele – his/her ___ hurts
• donde – where
• el bebé – baby
• el estómago – stomach
• el mundo – world
• el papá – dad
• el restaurante – the restaurant
• en – in, on
• en realidad – in reality
• estar – to be
  • va a estar – s/he / it’s going to be
• feo – ugly
• gustar – to be pleasing to
• le gusta – s/he likes
• hace calor – it’s hot
• la amiga – (female) friend
• las mentiras – the lies
• las personas – people
• la verdad – the truth
• mucho – a lot
• muchos – many people; lots of people
• no – no
• otro – other, another
• por – for, because of
• ¿por qué? – why?
• qué – what
• que – that; than
• querer – to want
  • quiere – s/he wants
• ¿quién? – who
• sí­ – yes
• siempre – always
• ser – to be
  • soy – I am
  • es – s/he is
• su – his; her; their
• tanto – so much
• vivir – to live
  • viven – they live

Related videos:

1. Present Tense – Regular -IR verbs
2. Present Tense – -IR verb song
3. Present Tense – E-I Stem-Changing verbs