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Frases de ejemplo
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argumentar
to argue / to reason
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; follows standard first-conjugation endings.
Ejemplo
El político supo argumentar muy bien sus propuestas durante el debate.
The politician knew how to argue his proposals very well during the debate.
charlar
to chat / to talk
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used frequently for informal conversations.
Ejemplo
Nos gusta charlar un rato mientras tomamos un café por la tarde.
We like to chat for a while while we have a coffee in the afternoon.
comentar
to comment / to discuss
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; often introduces opinions on a specific topic.
Ejemplo
El profesor quiso comentar la noticia principal del periódico de hoy.
The teacher wanted to comment on the main news story of today's newspaper.
comunicar
to communicate
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used for transmitting messages or information.
Ejemplo
La empresa decidió comunicar los cambios a todo el personal por correo.
The company decided to communicate the changes to all staff by email.
confesar
to confess / to admit
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb with an e>ie stem change in present forms (confieso, confiesas...).
Ejemplo
Te tengo que confesar que no entendí nada de la película.
I have to confess to you that I didn't understand anything about the movie.
convencer
to convince / to persuade
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -er verb, though note the spelling change in yo (convenzo) to keep the /θ/ sound.
Ejemplo
Intenté convencer a mis padres para viajar juntos este verano.
I tried to convince my parents to travel together this summer.
criticar
to criticize
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; changes c to qu before 'e' in preterite (critiqué).
Ejemplo
Es muy fácil criticar el trabajo de los demás sin intentarlo.
It is very easy to criticize other people's work without trying it.
declarar
to declare / to state
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; often used in formal or legal contexts.
Ejemplo
El testigo tuvo que declarar ante el juez todo lo que vio.
The witness had to declare everything he saw before the judge.
describir
to describe
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ir verb; irregular participle is 'descrito'.
Ejemplo
El testigo pudo describir perfectamente al ladrón a la policía.
The witness was able to describe the thief perfectly to the police.
discutir
to argue / to discuss
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ir verb; note that in Spanish it often means 'to argue' as well as 'to discuss'.
Ejemplo
Mis hermanos suelen discutir por tonterías todo el tiempo.
My brothers usually argue over silly things all the time.
explicar
to explain
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; c changes to qu before 'e' in preterite (expliqué).
Ejemplo
El profesor tuvo que explicar la lección dos veces para que todos entendieran.
The teacher had to explain the lesson twice so that everyone would understand.
expresar
to express
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used for conveying thoughts, feelings, or opinions.
Ejemplo
A veces es difícil expresar con palabras lo que uno realmente siente.
Sometimes it is difficult to express in words what one really feels.
informar
to inform
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; typically takes 'sobre' or 'de' for topics.
Ejemplo
El telediario se encarga de informar sobre los últimos sucesos mundiales.
The TV news is responsible for reporting on the latest world events.
insistir
to insist
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ir verb; commonly followed by the preposition 'en'.
Ejemplo
No tienes que insistir tanto; ya te dije que iré a la fiesta.
You don't have to insist so much; I already told you I'll go to the party.
mentir
to lie
📌 Nota gramatical
-ir verb with an e>ie stem change in present (miento...) and e>i in preterite 3rd person (mintió, mintieron).
Ejemplo
Un buen amigo nunca debe mentir sobre cosas importantes.
A good friend should never lie about important things.
negar
to deny
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb with an e>ie stem change in present forms (niego, niegas...) and g>gu spelling change in preterite (negué).
Ejemplo
El político intentó negar todas las acusaciones de corrupción.
The politician tried to deny all the corruption accusations.
opinar
to express an opinion / to think
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; often used to ask or state personal viewpoints.
Ejemplo
En esta reunión todos tienen derecho a opinar sobre el proyecto.
In this meeting everyone has the right to give their opinion on the project.
prometer
to promise
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -er verb; used for commitments and assurances.
Ejemplo
Te prometo que terminaré el informe antes de que termine el día.
I promise you that I will finish the report before the day ends.
recomendar
to recommend
📌 Nota gramatical
-ar verb with an e>ie stem change in present forms (recomiendo, recomiendas...).
Ejemplo
El médico me recomendó descansar en casa durante un par de días.
The doctor recommended that I rest at home for a couple of days.
saludar
to greet
📌 Nota gramatical
Regular -ar verb; used for polite greetings and acknowledgments.
Ejemplo
Siempre saluda muy amablemente a todos los vecinos por la mañana.
He always greets all the neighbors very politely in the morning.
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