Visit Venezuela in Spanish

Quick Answer

¡Hola!Learn how to visit Venezuela in Spanish in this article and the lessons above! Specifically, learn how to do the following in Spanish:

• speculate about the future

• discuss future plans

• talk about typical things from Venezuela

Vocabulary

Let's start off with the vocab words in these lessons!

Adjectives

Spanish	English
correcto	correct
venezolano	Venezuelan

examples
No creo que tenga el visado correcto. I don't think I have the correct visa.
Dudo que vea una película venezolana. I doubt I'll watch a Venezuelan movie.

Nouns

Spanish	English
el archipiélago	archipelago
el bolívar	bolivar
Caracas	Caracas
el cerro	mountain
el coco	coconut
la festividad	festivity
Maracaibo	Maracaibo
la vacuna	vaccination
el visado	visa

examples
Creo que me impresionará este archipiélago. I think I'll be impressed by this archipelago.
No creo que tenga suficientes bolívares. I don't think I'll have enough bolivars.
No creo que me pierda en Caracas. I don't think I'll get lost in Caracas.

Noun Phrases

Spanish	English
el cambio de hora	time change
la música llanera	llanera music
el pabellón criollo	pabellon criollo

examples
Dudo que el cambio de hora me afecte. I doubt the time change will affect me.
No creo que valore la música llanera. I don't think I'll appreciate llanera music.
Creo que me gustará el pabellón criollo. I think I'll like pabellon criollo.

What is pabellón criollo?

Pabellón criollo is referred to by many as the national dish of Venezuela. It consists of white rice, black beans, and shredded beef that has been cooked with tomatoes and spices.

Verbs

In this skill, you learn the following verbs!

Afectar

Afectar(to affect [someone]) is an -ar verb like gustar that is regular in the present subjunctive.

A+ Pronoun(s)	Singular Conjugation	Plural Conjugation	Translation	Notes
a mí	me afecta	me afectan	It will affect me / They will affect me
a ti	te afecta	te afectan	It will affect you / They will affect you	informal singular you
a vos	te afecta	te afectan	It will affect you / They will affect you	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
a él, a ella	le afecta	le afectan	It will affect him/her / They will affect him/her
a usted	le afecta	le afectan	It will affect you / They will affect you	formal singular you
a nosotros, a nosotras	nos afecta	nos afectan	It will affect us / They will affect us
a vosotros, a vosotras	os afecta	os afectan	It will affect you / They will affect you	informal plural you (in Spain)
a ellos, a ellas	les afecta	les afectan	It will affect them / They will affect them
a ustedes	les afecta	les afectan	It will affect you / They will affect you	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Desenvolverse

Desenvolverse(to manage) is a pronominal -er verb that has a stem change in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me desenvuelva	I manage
tú	te desenvuelvas	you manage	informal singular you
vos	te desenvuelvas	you manage	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se desenvuelva	he, she manages
usted	se desenvuelva	you manage	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos desenvolvamos	we manage
vosotros, vosotras	os desenvolváis	you manage	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se desenvuelvan	they manage
ustedes	se desenvuelvan	you manage	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Note that there is no stem change in the nosotros or vosotros form of desenvolverse.

Retrasarse

Retrasarse(to be delayed) is an -ar pronominal verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	me retrase	I am delayed
tú	te retrases	you are delayed	informal singular you
vos	te retrases	you are delayed	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	se retrase	he, she is delayed
usted	se retrase	you are delayed	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	nos retrasemos	we are delayed
vosotros, vosotras	os retraséis	you are delayed	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	se retrasen	they are delayed
ustedes	se retrasen	you are delayed	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

Valorar

Valorar(to appreciate) is an -ar verb that is regular in the present subjunctive.

Pronoun(s)	Conjugation	Translation	Notes
yo	valore	I appreciate
tú	valores	you appreciate	informal singular you
vos	valores	you appreciate	informal singular you (in parts of Latin America)
él, ella	valore	he, she appreciates
usted	valore	you appreciate	formal singular you
nosotros, nosotras	valoremos	we appreciate
vosotros, vosotras	valoréis	you appreciate	informal plural you (in Spain)
ellos, ellas	valoren	they appreciate
ustedes	valoren	you appreciate	plural you (in Latin America), formal plural you (in Spain)

The Present Subjunctive

The Spanish present subjunctive (el presente de subjuntivo) is used to talk about situations of doubt, desire, emotion, necessity, or uncertainty.

Unlike the present indicative, the present subjunctive is generally subjective.

Conjugating Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

To conjugate a verb in the present subjunctive, you must first remember what the present indicative yo form of the verb in question is. This is because the stem of present subjunctive verbs comes from the yo form of the present indicative. For many verbs, this will be the same as the infinitive stem, but for many others, such as verbs with spelling changes, stem-changing verbs, and irregular verbs, it will be different.

Present Subjunctive Stem Formula

The formula for finding the present subjunctive stem of a verb is the following:

present subjunctive stem = yo form of present indicative minus o ending

Regular Present Subjunctive Endings

Once you have the stem, you will add the present subjunctive ending that matches your subject. There are only two ending sets for the present subjunctive: one for -ar verbs and one for both -er and -ir verbs.

Subject	-ar Verb Endings	-er and -ir Verb Endings
yo	e	a
tú, vos	es	as
usted, él, ella	e	a
nosotros, nosotras	emos	amos
vosotros, vosotras	éis	áis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	en	an

Irregular Verbs in the Present Subjunctive

There are only six truly irregular verbs in the subjunctive. You'll find the conjugations for each of these verbs in the tables below.

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Dar, Estar, and Ser

Subject	Dar	Estar	Ser
yo	dé	esté	sea
tú, vos	des	estés	seas
usted, él, ella	dé	esté	sea
nosotros, nosotras	demos	estemos	seamos
vosotros, vosotras	deis	estéis	seáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	den	estén	sean

Present Subjunctive Conjugations of Haber, Ir, and Saber

Subject	Haber	Ir	Saber
yo	haya	vaya	sepa
tú, vos	hayas	vayas	sepas
usted, él, ella	haya	vaya	sepa
nosotros, nosotras	hayamos	vayamos	sepamos
vosotros, vosotras	hayáis	vayáis	sepáis
ustedes, ellos, ellas	hayan	vayan	sepan

To remember these six verbs, just think of the mnemonic DISHES:

Dar

Saber

Haber

Estar

Ser

Stem Changes and the Present Subjunctive

While they’re not entirely irregular, the following verbs do have certain changes that we need to keep in mind while conjugating verbs in the subjunctive:

1. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ar and -er Verbs

For verbs in this group, the e in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ie, or the o in the last syllable of the stem (the yo form of the present indicative) changes to ue. All subjunctive forms follow the stem change except for nosotros and vosotros, which use the infinitive stem.

2. e> ie and o> ue Stem Changes with -ir Verbs

All e> ie and o> ue stem-changing -ir verbs follow the same changes as in the present indicative, except the nosotros and vosotros forms, in which the e changes to i and the o changes to u.