Voseo Flashcards

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.

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Vos básico

The everyday regular verbs. Stress lands on the last syllable — that accent is doing real work.

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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?

Irregulares

The short list that breaks the pattern. Ser is the famous one — sos, never eres.

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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?

Mandatos

Commands: drop the -r, add the accent. Short, warm and everywhere in Buenos Aires.

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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.

Ráfaga final

Mixed and quick: reflexives, negatives and the ones people fumble under pressure.

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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.