Recursio
Lesson 39. Vengo, salgo, digo
10 words in this lesson
Tap 🔊 and repeat out loud. These words come back in the dialogue and the exercises below.
venir, decir, salir, poner, traer, oír
“I” with -go
Six common verbs add -go in the yo form. The other forms of salir, poner and traer are regular:
| Verb | yo | tú |
|---|---|---|
| salir — to go out | salgo | sales |
| poner — to put | pongo | pones |
| traer — to bring | traigo | traes |
| venir — to come | vengo | vienes |
| decir — to say | digo | dices |
| oír — to hear | oigo | oyes |
It’s the same pattern as tengo and hago from lesson 9.
Venir and decir
Venir and decir have both the -go form and a stem change, as in lesson 28:
| venir | decir | |
|---|---|---|
| yo | vengo | digo |
| tú | vienes | dices |
| él, ella, usted | viene | dice |
| nosotros | venimos | decimos |
| vosotros | venís | decís |
| ellos, ustedes | vienen | dicen |
Oír gets a y between vowels: oyes, oye, oyen; oímos, oís.
Venir or ir
In this phone call, Nora is at the destination. She asks Javier ¿Vienes? (“Are you coming here?”). Javier answers ¡Sí, voy! (“Yes, I’m going there”). English often uses “I’m coming” as the reply, but Spanish usually uses voy when you are away from the destination.
The same point of view helps with traer: Nora, waiting at home, asks ¿Traes el postre? (“Are you bringing dessert here?”). These verbs can also use the listener’s location as a point of reference; the phone call gives you a clear starting example.
Salir de
Salir de means “to leave a place”: Salgo de casa a las ocho. For transport it means “to depart”: El autobús sale a las ocho.
¿Vienes conmigo? — Are you coming with me?
Salgo de casa a las ocho. — I leave home at eight.
¿Qué dices? — What are you saying?
Pongo la mochila en la silla. — I put my backpack on the chair.
No oigo bien. — I can't hear well.
Dialogue
Listen to each line and repeat it. Try to understand it before you look at the translation.
Nora ¿Javier? Soy Nora. El viernes hay una fiesta en mi piso. ¿Vienes? Javier? It's Nora. There's a party at my place on Friday. Are you coming?
Javier ¿Qué dices? No oigo bien. Hay mucho ruido. What are you saying? I can't hear well. It's really noisy.
Nora ¡Una fiesta, el viernes! ¿Vienes? A party, on Friday! Are you coming?
Javier ¡Sí, voy! ¿A qué hora? Yes, I'll be there! What time?
Nora A las nueve. ¿Traes el postre? ¡Eres cocinero! At nine. Will you bring dessert? You're a cook!
Javier Sí, una tarta. ¿Y la música? Sure, a cake. And the music?
Nora Yo pongo la música. I'll do the music.
Javier Muy bien. Salgo de casa a las ocho y media. Great. I'll leave home at half past eight.
Check yourself
Listen. What did you hear?
1. How do you say “I leave home at eight”?
2. You didn't catch what your friend said. How do you ask “What are you saying?”
3. You're at a friend's door with a gift. How do you say “I'm bringing a gift”?
4. You're at home and inviting a friend over. How do you ask “Are you coming?”
Match each word with its translation
Build the sentence: “I put my backpack on the chair”
Build the sentence: “I close the door”
What you can do now
- Accept an invitation: ¡Sí, voy!
- Say when you leave: Salgo de casa a las ocho.
- Ask someone to repeat: ¿Qué dices? No oigo bien.
- Ask someone to bring something: ¿Traes el postre?
Key phrases of the lesson:
¿Vienes conmigo?
Salgo de casa a las ocho.
¿Qué dices?
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