Spanish verb DAR (to give): sentences & practice – Episode 72

Spanish verb DAR (to give): sentences & practice

Podcast episode 72 – SEE ALL EPISODES

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT

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Today you’re going to practice using the verb DAR with some very useful sentences.

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In my previous lesson we went through the six forms of the irregular verb DAR in the present tense. Today we’re going to build some everyday sentences with those six forms.

Learning everyday sentences is a great way of mastering the Spanish language fast. Once you know some common sentences, building new ones is a lot easier.

Before we practice saying whole sentences, let’s review the six forms of the verb DAR in the present tense. Repeat after me:

doy
das
da
damos
dais
dan

And here are the six sentences you’re going to master today. All the words in these sentences have come up in previous lessons. Repeat after me:

Le doy cuatro cervezas – I give him four beers.

¿Me das dos cafés? – Can you [singular] give me two coffees?

Le da un té con leche – She gives him one tea with milk.

Le damos tres fotos – We give him three photographs.

¿Me dais una botella de agua? – Can you [plural] give me a bottle of water?

Me dan una camisa – They give me a shirt.

Let’s say those six sentences again.

Let’s now do a listening drill. Can you tell me what these six sentences mean?

¿Me dais una botella de agua? – Can you [plural] give me a bottle of water?
Le da un té con leche – She gives him one tea with milk.
Le doy cuatro cervezas – I give him four beers.
¿Me das dos cafés? – Can you [singular] give me two coffees?
Le damos tres fotos – We give him three photographs.
Me dan una camisa – They give me a shirt.

And now, let’s do a speaking drill. Can you tell me these six sentences in Spanish?

She gives him one tea with milk – Le da un té con leche.

Can you [plural] give me a bottle of water? – ¿Me dais una botella de agua?

We give him three photographs – Le damos tres fotos.

I give him four beers – Le doy cuatro cerveza .

They give me a shirt – Me dan una camisa.

Can you [singular] give me two coffees? – ¿Me das dos cafés?

Let’s do another speaking drill again. Can you tell me these six sentences in Spanish?

We give him three photographs – Le damos tres fotos.

She gives him one tea with milk – Le da un té con leche.

Can you [singular] give me two coffees? – ¿Me das dos cafés?

They give me a shirt – Me dan una camisa.

I give him four beers – Le doy cuatro cervezas.

Can you [plural] give me a bottle of water? – ¿Me dais una botella de agua?

Come back to this lesson every now and then to make sure you’ve learned these six sentences well.

To recap, let’s say the 6 forms of the verb DAR one last time. Repeat after me:

doy
das
da
damos
dais
dan

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