Tricks for remembering Saber and Conocer

Question

Does anyone have any tricks for how to remember the difference between the Spanish verbs saber and conocer? I have the meaning down, so maybe my problem is not being able to understand enough Spanish words to know which context is being used.

Answer 1

Saber & facts go together... that kind of 'knowing' -> knowledge. Knowledge is power and gets right to the point - and a saber has a point and also gives power to those who hold it.

Conocer = for being familiar with people or places.

Co Knows Her -> co noc er

There are many threads on this answer forum that deal with the saber & conocer question. You may want to type in 'saber & conocer' in the search box under 'ask a question' and look through old threads. I did and found this nice link you can click:

saber y conocer

saber es lo mismo que conocer pero con una differencia que saber es conocer algo o alguien profundizadamente lo puedes detallar describir pero conocer solo es algo superficial la apariencia - milenamangue, Nov 12, 2013

Thanks for the note, Milenamangue. Very helpful. - katydew, Nov 12, 2013

Great answer! Thanks! - joygogo, Nov 13, 2013

Answer 2

I hope that this might help.

Saber vs Conocer

Nice link, Kiwi. - katydew, Nov 12, 2013

Thanks Kiwi, it was interesting to watch.. - 00b5f6c6, Nov 12, 2013

El placer es mío :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 13, 2013

Gracias, Kiwi. It's really helpful in understanding their differences! - joygogo, Nov 13, 2013

Glad to help :) - Kiwi-Girl, Nov 14, 2013

Answer 3

Good mnemonic on Katy´s part (and explanations from the others)

Another mnemonic I use is CONocer --> Be familiar with (CON)

Yours is a good memory aid, too. - joygogo, Nov 13, 2013