Reflexive verbs to have in your vocabulary
callarse, quejarse, enfadarse – Which reflexive verb would you use in the caption?
Post 235/365
Es jueves, 16 de noviembre de 2017
Hola,
Muchas gracias por pasar por Spanish Blog 365.
We’ve covered a lot of ground with reflexive verbs covering 4 main uses.
How to say ‘to get’ or to become and
showing change in emotion state, health or career
Today we have a list of other reflexive verbs that are important to have in your speech. Some may fit into the categories above and other are reflexive just because they are.
1. llamarse – to call oneself
2. irse – to leave
3. callarse – to be quiet, shut up
4. quejarse – to complain
5. mudarse – to move (change residence)
6. divertirse – to have fun
7. preocuparse – to worry
8. quedarse – to stay
9. sorprenderse – to be surprised
10. darse cuenta de – to realize
11. equivocarse – to be wrong
12. acordarse (de) – to remember
Ejemplos y usos
1. llamarse – to call oneself
¿Cómo te llamas?
Me llamo Leobardo
¿Cómo se llama tu restaurante favorito?
Se llama El Blue
2. irse – to leave
Note: irse means to leave and ‘ir‘ means to go
Vámanos – let’s go (now).
Ya me voy. – I’m leaving.
¿Te vas? – Are you leaving.
3. callarse – to be quiet, shut up
Me callo. – I’ll be quiet.
¡Cállate! – Shut up! or Be quiet!
4. quejarse – to complain
Ellos se quejan de todo. – They complain about everything
¿Quejas? Llame al 303-466-8830 – Complaints? Call 303-…
5. mudarse – to move (change residence)
¿Cuándo te mudas? – When are you moving?
Me mudo este fin de semana. – I’m moving this weekend.
No me gusta mudarme. – I don´t like moving.
6. divertirse (e-ie) – to have fun
¿Te diviertes? – Are you having fun?
Sí, me divierto mucho. – Yes, I’m having a lot of fun.
¡Diviértanse! – Have fun, you guys!
7. preocuparse – to worry
No te preocupes. – Don’t worry.
8. quedarse – to stay
Cuando van de vacaciones a Cancún, ¿Dónde se quedan Uds?
When you go to Cancun for vacation, Where do you guys stay?
Nos quedamos en la playa en un hotel que se llama Mar y Sol.
We stay on the beach in a hotel called Sea and Sun.
9. sorprenderse – to be surprised
Eso me sorprende mucho. – That surprises me a lot.
10. darse cuenta de – to realize
No me di cuenta de eso. – I didn´t realize that.
11. equivocarse – to be wrong
Perdón, me equivoco. – I’m sorry, I’m wrong.
Tú tienes razón y nos equivocamos. – You are right and we are wrong.
12. acordarse (de) – to remember
No recuerdo. ¿Y tú?
No me acuerdo tampoco. – I don’t remember either.
Action steps: find verbs and sayings that you like and can use. Take them along with you in your conversations.
I like: ¡Diviértanse! and No te preocupes.
Leave me a comment. I’d love to hear from you.
Gracias y hasta mañana,
Carolina
