hablar · to speak
vos hablás
ah-BLAHSS
you speak
¿Hablás español?Do you speak Spanish?
Every form that shows up in the Speed Drill, with what it means in English and how it actually sounds. Read a set, then go test yourself.
Back to the drill rounds →The everyday regular verbs. Stress lands on the last syllable — that accent is doing real work.
hablar · to speak
vos hablás
ah-BLAHSS
you speak
¿Hablás español?Do you speak Spanish?
comer · to eat
vos comés
koh-MESS
you eat
¿Comés carne?Do you eat meat?
vivir · to live
vos vivís
bee-VEESS
you live
¿Dónde vivís?Where do you live?
tomar · to drink / take
vos tomás
toh-MAHSS
you drink
¿Tomás mate?Do you drink mate?
bailar · to dance
vos bailás
bye-LAHSS
you dance
Bailás hasta las cinco.You dance until five.
beber · to drink
vos bebés
beh-BESS
you drink
¿Bebés vino tinto?Do you drink red wine?
The short list that breaks the pattern. Ser is the famous one — sos, never eres.
ser · to be
vos sos
SOSS
you are
Vos sos del norte.You're from the north.
tener · to have
vos tenés
teh-NESS
you have
¿Tenés hambre?Are you hungry?
poder · to be able to
vos podés
poh-DESS
you can
Vos podés.You can do it.
querer · to want
vos querés
keh-RESS
you want
¿Querés bailar?Do you want to dance?
venir · to come
vos venís
beh-NEESS
you come
¿Venís al casamiento?Are you coming to the wedding?
decir · to say
vos decís
deh-SEESS
you say
¿Qué decís?What do you say?
Commands: drop the -r, add the accent. Short, warm and everywhere in Buenos Aires.
venir · to come
¡vení!
beh-NEE
come!
¡Vení para acá!Come over here!
mirar · to look
¡mirá!
mee-RAH
look!
¡Mirá qué lindo!Look how lovely!
escuchar · to listen
¡escuchá!
es-koo-CHAH
listen!
Escuchá esta canción.Listen to this song.
comer · to eat
¡comé!
koh-MEH
eat!
Comé un poco más.Eat a bit more.
decir · to say
¡decí!
deh-SEE
say / tell!
Decime la verdad.Tell me the truth.
ir · to go
¡andá!
ahn-DAH
go!
Andá a la fiesta.Go to the party.
Mixed and quick: reflexives, negatives and the ones people fumble under pressure.
irse · to leave
vos te vas
teh BAHSS
you leave
¿Ya te vas?Are you leaving already?
levantarse · to get up
¡levantate!
leh-bahn-TAH-teh
get up!
Levantate, empieza el vals.Get up, the waltz is starting.
hacer · to do / make
vos hacés
ah-SESS
you do
¿Qué hacés?What are you doing?
saber · to know
vos sabés
sah-BESS
you know
Vos sabés bailar.You know how to dance.
pensar · to think
vos pensás
pen-SAHSS
you think
¿Qué pensás vos?What do you think?
dormir · to sleep
vos dormís
dor-MEESS
you sleep
No dormís nunca en Buenos Aires.You never sleep in Buenos Aires.