"Saber" y "Conocer"

Question

Are these both used as 'Know' and when is it appropriate to use either one?? Gracias Todos.

Edited to be compatible with IntenetExplorer formatting. Please do not use double quote (" ") marks in the question box. - Moe, Nov 18, 2011

Answer 1

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................................Comparing Conocer and Saber

....................Conocer To meet or be acquiainted with people, places, things	.....................Saber To have knowledge of facts, data, processes
To know or to be acquainted with people, to be familiar with people: • “Conozco a mi tio.” I know my uncle.	To know facts: • “¿Sabes que mi tio tiene las diabetes?” Do you know that my uncle has diabetes. This question is about facts not aquaintanceship.
To be acquainted with and have experience of a place: • “Mi familia conocemos a nuestra ciudad natal.” My family is familiar with our home town	Speaking of facts, consider: • “No sé nada.” I don’t know anything. (I know no facts. I have no knowledge.)
To meet people, use conocer: • “Conocí a mi maestro en una aula” I met my teacher in a classroom	To know how to do something, to swim,to play tennis,to play guitar: • “María sabe tocar el piano.” Maria knows how to play the piano.

In addition, here is a YouTube Video that explains these differences and the uses of "Conocer" and "Saber" ----> Conocer/Saber

Gracias amigo muy ilustrativo. - ray76, Nov 18, 2011

Answer 2

Yes, both "saber" and "conocer" mean "to know".

Saber

• Know information
• How to do something

Conocer

• being familiar with (knowing) a place
• Knowing a person

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Examples

Do you know how to do the homework? - ¿Sabes cómo hacer la tarea? [Sí, sé cómo hacer la tarea.]

Do you know Heidi Klum? - ¿Conoces a Heidi Klum? [No, no conozco a Heidi Klum.]

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Conjugation

Note that both "saber" and "conocer" (especially saber) have some irregular conjugations. You can find them both in our conjugation center.

Saber

Conocer

:) - FELIZ77, Nov 18, 2011

Hola, feliz! - SonrisaDelSol, Nov 18, 2011

Is my personal a usage correct? - SonrisaDelSol, Nov 18, 2011

Nice one Sonrisa :) yes your personal 'a' is good to go :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 18, 2011

Muchas gracias, mi amiga Kiwi!!!!!!!! - SonrisaDelSol, Nov 18, 2011

Answer 3

Sonrisa is generally correct about the use of saber and Conocer.

I thought that I would give you some examples to illustrate the use of these two verbs: The verb Saber is used to mean that you know a fact whereas conocer is used to indicate that you know a person or a place.

1 Sé que lo recogeré, mañana = I know that he will collect it (the book) tomorrow

2 No sé donde he dejado mi billetera = I don't know where I have left my wallet

3 Conozco a un buen médico en la cuidad que se llama Doctor Jose Garcia

= I know a good doctor in the city called Doctor Joseph Garcia

4 Conocemos un buen restaurante cerca de nuestra casa

= We know a good restaurant near our house.

I hope this helps

Corrijan mi Español, por favor

Answer 4

Another video for you.

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Answer 5

Saber: you can usually use it for things, like I know how this thing works. Conocer: You can usually use it for people o places like I know that person.