Hola. In this video lesson, we’ll be talking about negative tú commands. I would love to tell you that these are just like affirmative tú commands except for with a no before. But I would be lying.
Please leave any questions or comments below.
Negative tú commands chart: (click image to see larger version)

Vocabulario:
verbs (verbs):
- abrazar – to hug
- (yo) abrazo – I hug
- afeitarse – to shave one self
- ¡Aféitate! – Shave yourself!
- bailar – to dance
- (yo) bailo – I dance
- beber – to drink
- (yo) bebo – I drink
- cepillarse – to brush one self
- ¡Cepíllate! – Brush your teeth!
- comer – to eat
- (yo) como – I eat
- conducir – to drive
- ¡Conduce! – Drive!
- cortar – to cut
- (yo) corto – I cut
- dar – to give
- ¡Da! – Give!
- decir – to say; to tell
- ¡Di! – Say!; Tell!
- (yo) digo – I say; I tell
- distraer – to distract
- (yo) distraigo – I distract
- dormir – to sleep
- ¡Duerme! – Sleep!
- (yo) duermo – I sleep
- empezar – to begin
- (yo) empiezo – I begin
- encender – to light
- ¡Enciende! – Light!
- (yo) enciendo – I light
- enojarse – to get angry
- (yo) me enojo – I get angry
- entrar [en] – to enter
- ¡Entra! – Enter!
- escribir – to write
- (yo) escribo – I write
- estar – to be
- está¡ – he/she/it is
- fumar – to smoke
- (yo) fumo – I smoke
- golpear – to hit
- ¡Golpea! – Hit!
- (yo) golpeo – I hit
- ir – to go
- ¡Ve! – Go!
- jugar – to play
- ¡Juega! – Play!
- (yo) juego – I play
- leer – to read
- ¡Lee! – Read!
- (yo) leo – I read
- levantarse – to get up
- (yo) me levanto – I get up
- llegar – to arrive
- llorar – to cry
- (yo) lloro – I cry
- mandar – to send
- ¡Manda! – Send!
- matar – to kill
- ¡Mata! – Kill!
- (yo) mato – I kill
- mirar – to look
- ¡Mira! – Look!
- (yo) miro – I look
- molestar – to bother; annoy
- (yo) molesto – I bother; I annoy
- oler – to smell
- ¡Huele! – Smell!
- (yo) huelo – I smell
- pensar [en] – to think [about]
- ¡Piensa! – Think!
- (yo) pienso – I think
- poner – to put; to place; to set
- ¡Pon! – Put!
- (yo) pongo – I put
- ponerse – to put on
- ¡Ponte __! – Put on __.
- (yo) me pongo ___ – I put on ___.
- recordar – to remember
- (yo) recuerdo – I remember
- robar – to steal
- ¡Roba! – Steal!
- ¡Roba! – Steal!
- (yo) robo – I steal
- sacar – to take; to take out
- ¡Saca! – Take!; Take out!
- (yo) saco – I take; I take out
- salir – to leave
- (yo) salgo – I leave
- ser – to be
- ¡Sé! – Be!
- sonreír – to smile
- (yo) sonrío – I smile
- subir – to raise
- ¡Sube! – Raise!
- (yo) subo – I raise
- tocar – to touch; to play [instrument]
- ¡Toca! – Touch!; Play [instrument]!
- (yo) toco – I touch; I play [instrument]
- tomar – to take
- ¡Toma! – Take!
- (yo) tomo – I take
- tener – to have
- ¡Ten! – Have
- ¡Ten cuidado! – Be careful!
- volver – to return
- (yo) vuelvo – I return
sustantivos (nouns):
- el amigo – the friend
- el béisbol – baseball
- el baño – the bathroom
- el brazo – the arm
- el inodoro – the toilet
- el libro – the book
- el pelo – the hair
- el perrito – the little dog; the puppy
- el perro – the dog
- el plato – the plate
- el miedo – the fear
- el niño – the boy
- el oso – the bear
- el sol – the sun
- el volumen – the volume
- la camioneta – the truck
- la casa – the house
- la chica – the girl
- la clase – the class
- la comida – the food
- la dirección – the direction
- la estufa – the stove
- la guitarra – the guitar
- la hermana – the sister
- la leche – the milk
- la mano – the hand
- la pared – the wall
- la pipa – the pipe
- la radio – the radio
- la respuesta – the answer
- la sala – the living room
- las cortinas – the curtains
- las palabras – the words
- la televisión – the tv
- la tienda – the store
- los dientes – the teeth
- los dulces – candies; sweets
- los estudiantes – the students
- los zapatos – the shoes
- los mensajes de texto – text messages
- una foto – a photo
- un compañero – a class mate
- un machete – a machete
otro (other):
- a – at; to
- aquel – that (far)
- caliente – hot
- cuando – when
- cuatro – four
- con – with
- de – of
- debajo de – under
- débil – weak
- directamente – directly
- en – in, on
- ese – that
- hacia – toward
- malo / malas – bad
- más – more
- mucho – a lot
- opuesto – opposite
- otro(s) – other
- triste – sad
- todo(s) – all; every
- tu(s) – your
- uno – one
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