INTERMEDIATE COURSE, 2023, CLASS 3

 Class 3

We began by finishing the conversation on p.6

A Rosa le Podemos comprar

A ella le gustan mucho las marcas caras

¿Dónde lo compramos?

Lo compro yo en Discos Sonar

Creo que lo prefiere con frutos secos

 

We looked at the difference between direct and indirect object pronouns

I gave the book to my sister.

“the book” is the direct object, because it answers the question “what?”

“to my sister” is the indirect object, as it answers the question “to whom?” Indirect objects often involve prepositions – to him, for her, etc.

In Spanish, the third person singular direct object pronouns are….

Lo, la, los, las

Quiero un helado. Lo voy a comprar aquí.

Tengo una entrada. La compré ahí.

Necesito manzanas. Las voy a comprar en Lidl.

Mi amigo tiene tres coches. Los compró en Inglaterra.

 

There are only two Indirect object pronouns – le (singular) and “les” (plural). They are usually used for a person.

We use them to replace “para él/ella” or “a el/ella”

Yo conté la historia a mi amiga. = Yo le conté la historia.

Di el regalo a mi hermano. = Le di el regalo.

We often use the following verbs with an indirect object.... (more info here)

contar

dar

regalar

gustar

encantar

entregar

llevar

comunicar

quitar

 

For homework we have to do the first 10 of the exercises in 4.6 on p.8/9 to find the mistakes, if there are any.