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Example sentences of visit noun

• • We had a visit from the company president.
• • Our son came home for a visit .
• • Have you been here before, or is this your first visit ?
• • We had a nice visit after the meeting.

Example sentences of visit verb

• • She is visiting her aunt in New York.
• • When are you coming to visit ?
• • He is visiting a client in Phoenix.
• • She visits her doctor regularly.
• • I would like to visit Rome someday.
• • City officials visited the building site.
• • Our town was once visited by the President.
• • Be sure to visit our Web site.

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Detailed synonyms for visit verb.

• Visit se aplica a cualquier ocasión de este tipo, sea larga o breve, sin importar su índole, causa o propósito <a short visit to her cousins in London> .
• Call se aplica a una visita breve, normalmente formal, con fines sociales o profesionales <the salesmen make at least six calls each day> .

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• pay a visit - hacer una visita

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Translation of "visit" into Spanish

visitar, visita, consulta are the top translations of "visit" into Spanish. Sample translated sentence: Tom tried to remember the last time he had visited an art museum. ↔ Tom trató de recordar la última vez que había visitado un museo de arte.

(transitive) To go and meet (a person) or see (a place). [..]

English-Spanish dictionary

to go and meet (someone) [..]

Tom tried to remember the last time he had visited an art museum.

Tom trató de recordar la última vez que había visitado un museo de arte.

single act of visiting [..]

meeting with a doctor

There are also visiting psychiatrists and other specialists, as required.

También pueden consultar a psiquiatras y otros especialistas visitantes, según proceda.

Less frequent translations

• inspeccionar
• conversación
• estar de visita
• hacer una visita
• ir de visita
• venir de visita
• cumplimentar
• hacer venir
• visita a la página

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Automatic translations of " visit " into Spanish

Images with "visit", phrases similar to "visit" with translations into spanish.

• tourists should be careful not to pollute the places they visit los turistas deben tener cuidado de no contaminar los lugares que visitan
• visiting right derecho de visita
• lightning visit visita relámpago
• are you visiting your grandparents estás visitando a tus abuelos
• visiting-card tarjeta de visita
• if you visit si visita · si visitan · si visitas
• predeployment visit visita previa al despliegue
• exploratory visit visita exploratoria

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• I want to buy a little something to give to Val when I visit her in hospital .
• There are several places of interest to visit in the area .
• I've never been to Kenya, but I hope to visit it next year .
• I have clear memories of visiting my grandfather's farm as a child .
• He picked up malaria when he was visiting the country on business .
• They received a visit from the police .
• My uncle paid us a surprise visit yesterday .
• He gave a talk about his visit to America .
• The timetable for our trip to Paris includes visits to Notre Dame , the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
• The president's official visit marks the start of a more relaxed relationship between the two countries .

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How to conjugate visitar in Spanish

By: Author Teacher Catalina

Posted on Last updated: May 1, 2023

Categories Regular verbs in Spanish

visitar in Spanish means to visit, 

visitar is a regular verb. That means this verb does follow the traditional conjugation patterns in all verb tenses. 

Let’s learn how to conjugate the verb visitar so you can use it comfortably in all tenses. 

visitar in the Present Tense

The present tense is used to talk about actions or events happening now. 

The verb visitar is regular in the present tense. 

The verb visitar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. Regular -ar verbs are conjugated by following 2 major rules. 

• Take off the -ar
• Replace with a new ending depending on who performs the action. 

To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:  

Just in case you need to review conjugation of -er and -ir verbs, Click for Page : 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the indicative present tense:

visitar in the Preterite Tense

The preterite is used to talk about actions that have already been completed. These actions have a clear beginning or ending . The preterite tense is often used with phrases that give a specific time frame.  More on the Preterite Tense Here

Things to remember: 

• The preterite is NOT used to describe actions or events that are repeated or continuous in the past. That means that those actions do not have a clear beginning or end. 
• The preterite is NOT used to describe people in the past.

The verb visitar is Regular in the preterite. That means it does follow the pattern of regular -ar verbs in the preterite. To review -ar verbs watch my -ar verbs video:   https://youtu.be/Pi5rlDOeOnM  

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the preterite tense:

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the preterite:

visitar in the Imperfect Tense

The imperfect is a form of past tense. It is primarily used to talk about continuous, repeated, usual or habitual actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about what someone or something was like in the past, what someone used to be or used to do. The imperfect is used when actions don’t have a specific beginning or end. 

The verb visitar is regular in the imperfect tense. 

To review how to conjugate -ar verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video  

To review how to conjugate -er and -ir verbs in the imperfect watch my video: Click for Video  

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the imperfect tense:

Below are some expressions that are often used when using the Imperfect:

visitar in the Future Tense

The future is used to talk about an action or event that will happen in the future. 

The verb visitar is regular in the future tense. 

To form the future tense of regular -ar, -er and -ir verbs add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir ). The verb visitar is in its purest form (it has not been conjugated) it’s in the infinitive.  

The verb visitar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate visitar in the future, follow these two rules: 

• Find the infinitive of the verb (verbs that have not been conjugated and end in -ar, -er, -ir ). In this case visitar.
• Then attach the ending to the end of the infinitive. The ending depends on who is performing the action. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar using the future tense:

visitar in the Informal Future Tense

The informal future is used to talk about an action or event that is going to take place in the near future. To form the informal future, you must use the correct form of the verb ir (to go) + a + the verb in the infinitive.  

The verb visitar is regular in the informal future tense. 

Follow this rule:

• Ir (conjugated) + a + infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir and has not been conjugated).  Example : Yo voy a visitar 

The conjugation of the verb ir (to go) in the present tense are:

To review how to conjugate the informal future watch my video: Click for Video  

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar using the informal future:

visitar in the Present Progressive Tense.

The present progressive is used to talk about actions or events happening now. In other words, we use the present progressive to talk about actions that are in the process of happening at the current moment. 

The verb visitar is regular in the present progressive tense. 

The present progressive is formed by using the correct form of the verb estar (to be) plus the present participle (-ing form of a verb). 

To form the present participle of a verb:

• Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)
• Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir).
• Add -ando for -ar verbs
• Add -iendo for -er and – ir verbs

The conjugations of the verb estar in the present tense are:

The present participle of the verb visitar is: visitando

To review the present progressive and present participles in Spanish, watch my Present Progressive Video: Click for Video  

Just in case you need to review the verb estar, watch my Estar video: Click for Video  

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar using the present progressive:

visitar in the Conditional Tense

The conditional tense is used to talk about actions or events that may happen in the future. Think of it as a possibility, a hypothesis, a probability. 

The verb visitar is regular in the conditional tense. 

The verb visitar is what we call an -ar verb. -ar verbs are verbs that end in -ar. To conjugate visitar in the conditional tense follow these two rules: 

To form the conditional of a verb add the following endings to the infinitive of the verb: 

The infinitive of the verb visitar is visitar . 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar using the conditional tense:

visitar in the Present Perfect Tense

The present perfect is used to talk about actions or events that have started recently (in the past) and are still happening. It can also be used to talk about things that have been done recently or to describe experiences a person has had in their lives. 

To form the present perfect tense, you must use the helping verb “ haber ” in the present tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. Then, we add the past participle of the verb. 

The conjugations of haber in the present tense are:

To form the past participle of a verb:

• Add -ado for -ar verbs
• Add -ido for -er and – ir verbs

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the present + past participle = present perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the present perfect:

visitar in the Past Perfect Tense (Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) 

The past perfect is used to talk about actions or events that happened before. It is widely used to describe a series of events and it comes in handy to tell stories. 

The verb visitar is regular in the past perfect tense. 

To form the past perfect you must use the verb haber in the imperfect . This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the imperfect tense are:

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case visitar . 

To summarize. Use the correct form of haber in the imperfect + past participle = past perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the past perfect:

visitar in the Future Perfect Tense

The future perfect is used to talk about something that hasn’t happened yet but is predicted to take place. It is used to describe what will have happened in the future.

The verb visitar is regular in the future perfect tense. 

To form the future perfect you must use the verb haber in the simple future tense. This will let us know who has performed the action. 

The conjugations of haber in the future tense are:

Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case visitar . To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

To summarize. Correct form of haber in the simple future tense + past participle = future perfect. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the future perfect:

visitar in the Conditional Perfect Tense

The conditional perfect is used to talk about an action or event that would have happened in the past but didn’t take place due to another action happening. It is used to express possibility in the past. Basically think of it as actions that could or would have taken place if … 

The verb visitar is regular in the conditional perfect tense. 

To form the conditional perfect you must use the verb haber in the conditional . This will let us know who has performed the action.

The conjugations of haber in the conditional tense are:

 Then, we add the past participle of the verb. In this case visitar . To form the past participle, you simply add the appropriate ending to the stem of the verb. 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the conditional perfect:

visitar in the Subjunctive Present Tense

The Subjunctive present is used to talk about situations of uncertainty. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes. The main difference between the subjunctive and the indicative mode is that the subjunctive is uncertain, hypothetical or not real. 

The verb visitar is Regular in the subjunctive present form. 

To form the subjunctive present of most verbs, you must take off the -o endings of the yo form of the present simple and then add a new ending based on who is performing the action.

Subjunctive present endings for -ar :

Subjunctive present endings for -er and -ir verbs: 

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the subjunctive present:

visitar in the Subjunctive Imperfect Tense

The subjunctive imperfect is used to talk about situations of uncertainty in the past. For example emotions such as wishes, desires and hopes in the past. It is also used to express politeness or deference, primarily when making a request. 

The verb visitar is regular in the subjunctive imperfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive imperfect find the ellos/ellas form of the verb in the preterite , take off -aron or -ieron and add a new ending. 

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -ar verbs like visitar the endings are:

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more commo n

Subjunctive Imperfect endings for -er & -ir verbs like he endings are:

You can also use the endings below as alternative endings and the meaning doesn’t change. Keep in mind the ones above are more common:

Here are the steps in action:

• The third person of the preterite (ellos/ellas) would be: visitar – visitaron
• Now remove -aron and you are left with visit
• Then, add a new ending.

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the subjunctive imperfect:

visitar in the Subjunctive Future Tense

The subjunctive future is used to describe an event or action or a possible or hypothetical situation. It can also be used to describe something you wished or hoped would happen in the future. This tense is rarely used in Spanish but it doesn’t hurt to learn it.

The verb visitar is regular in the subjunctive future tense. 

To form the future subjunctive simply add the following endings to the verb in the infinitive (the most pure form of the verb. Verbs in the infinitive have not been conjugated (they end in -ar, -er & -ir)).

Subjunctive Future endings for -ar verbs like visitar the endings are:

Subjunctive Future endings for -er verbs the endings are:

Subjunctive Future endings for -ir verbs the endings are:

Below you will find the conjugations of the verb visitar in the subjunctive future:

visitar in the Subjunctive Present Perfect Tense

The subjunctive present perfect is used to describe actions that are connected to the present. It is also used to talk about actions that will have happened by a certain time in the future. 

The verb visitar is regular in the subjunctive present perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive present perfect you must use the present subjunctive of the verb haber   + the past participle of the verb . 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the present subjunctive:

The past participle of the verb visitar is: visitado

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb visitar in the subjunctive present perfect. 

visitar in the Subjunctive Past Perfect Tense (Pluscuamperfecto del Subjuntivo)

The subjunctive past perfect is used to talk about hypothetical situations or actions in the past. It can also be used to talk about past actions that preceded other past actions. 

The verb visitar is regular in the subjunctive past perfect tense. 

To form the subjunctive past perfect you must use the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber   + the past participle of the verb . 

The imperfect subjunctive of haber can be conjugated in two different ways. Having said that, the first conjugations are more commonly used. 

Here are the conjugations of the verb haber in the imperfect subjunctive of the verb haber:

The other conjugations of haber in the imperfect subjunctive are:

Let’s apply it to visitar:

• Find the verb in the infinitive (verb that ends in -ar, -er, -ir)  = (visitar)
• Remove the ending (-ar, -er, -ir) = (visit)
• Add -ado for -ar verbs  = (visitado)

The past participle of the verb visitar is visitado.

Now, let’s put it together . Here are the conjugations of the verb visitar in the subjunctive past perfect. 

visitar as an Imperative Affirmative Command

The imperative Affirmative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

visitar is Regular when forming Imperative Affirmative Commands. 

Mostly we will give commands or tell someone we treat as (tú) what to do. Let’s learn how to conjugate that part first. 

To find the Affirmative Informal tú command of a verb follow these steps:

• Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense. 
• Take off the “ s ”
• That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form. 

Reminders : Stem changing verbs should continue to have the change in the stem.

For example, The affirmative informal tú command of the verb visitar  would be visita . 

Let’s see the process:

• Find the tú form of the verb in the present tense.  (visitas)
• Take off the “s”.  (visita)
• That will give you the affirmative informal command of a verb in the tú form.  (visita)

To review how to use Affirmative informal (tú) commands watch my video : Click for Video  

visitar as an Imperative Negative Command

The imperative Negative commands are used to tell someone or a group of people what NOT to do. We do not give commands in the 1st or 3rd person which is why yo, él, ella, ellos, and ellas have been removed for this tense.

visitar is Regular when forming Imperative Negative Commands. 

To find the Negative Informal tú command of a regular verb follow these steps:

• Start with No
• Find the yo form of the verb in the present tense. 
• Take off the “ o ”
• Add -es if it’s an -ar verb or -as if it’s and -er or -ir verb.

To review how to use Negative informal (tú) commands watch my video : Click for Video  

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Easy Spanish Pronouns: Understanding Spanish Pronouns and Their Verb Pairs

“I”, “we”, “he”, “she”, “it”, “they”. Pronouns pack a lot of power. They’re an essential ingredient in pretty much every language.

Pronouns are the key to understanding who or what the subject is in a sentence. Without them, sentences would get very confusing, very quickly!

Unlike English, Spanish doesn’t always use pronouns. In fact, Spanish often uses verb conjugation to show the subject of a sentence.

But that doesn’t mean you can get away with skipping over Spanish pronouns. You still need to master them.

So, let’s start by learning the basics.

What is a Spanish Pronoun?

A pronoun is a word that takes the place of names or nouns in a sentence. For instance, if I say “Diego is my friend. He lives near me, and he works nearby,” I’m using the pronouns “my”, “he” and “me”. That sentence would be pretty clunky without pronouns. Here’s how it would look: “Diego is Benny’s friend. Diego lives near Benny, and Diego works nearby.”

In my view, talking in the third person all the time seems strange and unnecessary! So, that’s why we need pronouns.

You might have noticed in my sample sentence about Diego there are two different types of pronouns that express me, Benny, in English: “my” and “me”. They express different things, even though they both represent the same subject: Benny. “My” is possessive, while “me” is relative – how Diego relates to me (“he lives near me”).

What about in Spanish? That same sentence looks like, “Diego es mi amigo. Él vive cerca de mí, y trabaja cerca.”

Pronouns change depending on where and how they’re used in a sentence. They can change depending on whether you’re expressing possession, direction, or using them after prepositional phrases. It’s sounds complicated, but it’s a lot like English — think of how the personal pronoun “I” changes to “me” or “my” depending on where and how it’s used.

Spanish Personal Subject Pronouns

Grammar review: The subject of a sentence is the person, object or place being discussed or performing the action of the verb.

For example, in the sentence “He runs a marathon”, “He” is the subject, and “to run” is the verb.

Here are the subject pronouns:

• You: Tú (informal) / Usted (Formal):
• We: Nosotros / Nosotras
• You, plural and informal: Vosotros / Vosotras
• You, plural and formal: Ustedes
• They: Ellos / Ellas

To learn Spanish verb conjugation , you need to memorize the Spanish personal subject pronouns, starting with “I”, “we”, “they” and “you”.

Pronouns ending with -o indicate the masculine form, used for either groups of men or both men and women. The -a endings are feminine and used only if “we”, “they” or “you” refer to a group of all women.

The other thing to know is that “you” in Spanish has a formal and informal version. You use tú for friends and family, and usted to show respect or address someone you don’t know. For the plural form, vosotros is only used in Spain as an informal “you”. In Latin America, ustedes is used in both formal and informal situations.

Connecting Subjects to Verbs and Dropping the Pronoun

In Spanish, the subject of a sentence changes the ending of the verb. It makes the subject clear and easy to understand.

Let’s try some examples of Spanish pronouns in sentences, and see how that changes the verb “to go” ( ir ).

• “I” in Spanish: Yo voy a la tienda. (“I am going to the store”)
• “You” in Spanish: Tú vas a la tienda (“You are going to the store”)
• “He” in Spanish: Él va a la tienda (“He is going to the store”)
• “She” in Spanish: Ella va a la tienda (“She is going to the store”)
• “We” in Spanish: Nosotros vamos a la tienda (“We are going to the store”)
• “You” (plural, informal) in Spanish: Vosotros váis a la tienda (“You all are going to the store”)
• “You” (plural, formal) in Spanish: Ustedes van a la tienda (“You all are going to the store”)
• “They” in Spanish: Ellos van a la tienda. (“They are going to the store”)

As you can see, when the subject changes, so does the verb “to go” ( ir ). The rest of the sentence stays the same ( a la tienda ). Ir is an irregular verb in Spanish , but the idea is the same. Verbs endings (also known as verb conjugations) change in a sentence based on the subject of that sentence

English is similar for some verbs. For example, with the verb “to run”, you’d say “I run”, and “she runs”. The ending of the verb changes based on the subject of the sentence. But this is only sometimes the case in English. In Spanish, it’s always the case, and the ending is different for every subject.

That’s why in Spanish, the subject can often be dropped since it’s understood by the verb structure alone. Those sentences could then be “Voy a la tienda” and “Vas a la tienda”, and you would still know the subject was “I” and “you”.

Spanish Possessive Pronouns

Possessive pronouns in Spanish answer the question “Whose is it?” They give the pronoun ownership of an object. For example, in English you might say “That’s mine ” or “It’s her house”.

In Spanish, there are four forms for each pronoun: singular masculine, singular feminine, plural masculine and plural feminine. And for possessive pronouns, they are always used with “the” (which also must match one of the four forms – el, la, los and las ). Which one you use is based on the gender of the word you’re saying is owned.

For instance, singular masculine possessive for “mine” is el mío . Singular feminine is la mía . And for plural masculine and feminine, it’s los míos/las mías . If you’re saying a book ( el libro , masculine) is yours, you would say “Es el mío” (“It is mine”). For books, it’s Son los míos (“They are mine”). If the apple ( la manzana , feminine) is yours, then it’s Es la mía , or plural Son las mías .

• Mine: El mío, los míos, la mía, las mías
• Yours: El tuyo, los tuyos, la tuya, las tuyas
• His, hers or its: El suyo, los suyos, la suya, las suyas
• Ours: El nuestro, los nuestros, la nuestra, las nuestras
• Yours: El vuestro, los vuestros, la vuestra, las vuestras*
• Theirs: El suyo, los suyos, la suya, las suyas*

Now, this is different from when you say “my book” or “my apple”. In that situation, you’re using “my” as an adjective, not a pronoun, because you aren’t replacing the noun but describing it. Then it’s mi libro or mis manzanas . Here are those possessive adjectives:

• My: Mi , mis
• Your: Tu , tus
• His, her, its, their: Su , sus
• Our: Nuestro , nuestros , nuestra , nuestras
• Your (plural): Vuestro , vuestros , vuestra , vuestras

Spanish Prepositional Pronouns

Only two pronouns change when following a preposition. (If you need a refresher of prepositions, check out this list .)

When following a preposition:

• “I” or Yo becomes mí (“me”)
• “You” or Tú becomes ti (“you”)

All other Spanish pronouns stay the same after a preposition, so that makes this set of pronouns easy to remember.

For example:

Esto es para mí, eso es para ti. (“This is for me, that’s for you.”)

The only exception is con (“with”). That’s comitative form, and it changes mí and ti to conmigo and contigo , respectively.

Spanish Direct Object Pronouns

Do you remember what a direct object is in a sentence? The object is what receives the action of the verb. So the subject performs the action, and the direct object is on the receiving end of that action. If I said, “I ate pizza” ( Yo comí pizza in Spanish), “I” is the subject, “ate” is the verb and “pizza” is the direct object.

But if someone asked me, “Who ate the last slice of pizza?” I could say “I ate it,” which is Me lo comí . I’m using the direct object pronoun lo for “it” in Spanish. (In this situation, Me is “I, myself”… a reflexive pronoun. We’ll get to that in a second.)

Notice that the direct object pronoun goes before the verb, though. In most situations, Spanish has the same sentence structure as English (Subject-Verb-Object). But when it comes to direct object pronouns, it’s Subject-Direct Object Pronoun-Verb.

Here are the direct object pronouns:

• Him, her, it: Lo , la
• Them: Los , las

Something to note: “them” in Spanish can be either people or items, which is why it’s plural for him, her or it. This is the same as English, but sometimes confuses people when they’re trying to remember it in Spanish.

Spanish Reflexive Pronouns

Before we talk about indirect object pronouns, let’s cover reflexive pronouns. I used it in the sentence above, Me lo comí , so let’s explain how that works.

Reflexive pronouns are words that end in “-self” or “-selves”. Oneself, myself, yourself, etc. When using a Spanish reflexive verb, such as lavarse or llamarse , you pair it with the Spanish reflexive pronoun.

How do you know when a verb is reflexive?

A verb is reflexive when the subject and object are the same. So, if I said Me llama Benny , I’m saying “I call myself Benny.” That’s why it’s me instead of yo . In Me lo comí , I’m saying “I, myself, did the action. I, myself, ate it.”

Here’s the list of reflexive pronouns:

• Yourself: Te
• Himself, herself, itself: Se
• Ourselves: Nos
• Yourselves: Os
• Themselves: Se

Reflexive pronouns seem confusing, but there’s a simple way to think about it. Take a look at that list, and then the direct object pronouns. There’s only one change: lo / la or los / las becomes se . That’s it! Everything else remains the same. If it’s easier, for now, you can think “Me, I ate it” to explain why Me lo comí uses me instead of yo .

Spanish Indirect Object Pronouns

The indirect object is someone or something affected by the action of the verb, but it’s not the main recipient of the action. Grammatically, the direct object doesn’t follow a preposition, while an indirect object comes after “to” or “for”. So the direct object is going to, or is for, the indirect object.

• To/for me: Me
• To/for you: Te
• To/for him, her or it: Le
• To/for us: Nos
• To/for you all: Os
• To/for them: Les

Notice that once again, only “it” has changed. Now it’s le or les . The rest is same as the direct object list.

If I said “I bought pizza,” that’s subject-verb-direct object. If I expand on that and say “I bought pizza for my friend,” then the direct object is “pizza” and “my friend” is the indirect object. In Spanish, that would be Compré pizza para mi amigo.

Now let’s say that same sentence using indirect object pronouns. In English, it would be “I bought pizza for him.” In Spanish, that would be Le compré pizza. Like the direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns come before the verb, too.

Spanish Relative Pronouns

Relative pronouns connect phrases to a noun or pronoun. They’re words like “who”, “which”, “that”, “where” and “when”. They can help connect two sentences or to connect an adjectival clause to the noun.

In English, this would look like: “The new car that I bought is red.” I could’ve said “The new car is red” but I wanted to express it was my new car. So I used the relative pronoun “that” to connect it.

In Spanish, it’s El nuevo carro que compré es rojo.

The main two relative pronouns you’ll use in Spanish are que and quien . Que can mean “that”, “which”, “who” or “whom”. It connects to the noun directly. Quien means “who” or “whom” and comes after a preposition, like para (“for”) or con (“with”).

Here’s a couple examples:

• El libro que tomaste prestado. (“The book that you borrowed.”)
• Mi amigo para quien compré pizza se fue a casa. (“The friend, who I bought pizza for, went home.”)

Note that que is directly after libro , and is followed by a reflexive verb, tomaste . And quien follows the preposition para to describe specifically which friend I’m talking about.

There’s also cual , cuyo , el que , cuando and donde … Which gets pretty in-depth on the grammar aspect of building your sentences. For now, get comfortable using que and quien and understanding their differences.

Spanish Pronoun Power!

How’d it go? Is your head swimming from all of that, or did you find it easy to pick up? There are many different forms for Spanish pronouns, but if you start with mastering the subject pronouns, it gets easier from there. And three of the forms stay the same except the ever-changing “it”. Don’t forget to pay attention to the Spanish accent marks as you go.

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De Vacaciones: How to Talk About Your Vacation in Spanish

Talking about your vacaciones in Spanish is entertaining, and it enables your friends and family to join you in those unique experiences and memories. So, how about practicing your Spanish in this fun and endearing way? 

In this blog post, I break down all the essentials you need to master talking about your vacaciones in Spanish like a native speaker. 

Pack your bags, and let’s prepare you with the necessary vocabulary and details you’ll need to talk about your vacation in Spanish!  

Planning your Vacaciones

Have you decided on a destination? Are you organizing everything on your own or are you going through a travel agent? Are visas required? 

These are a few of the many details you need to consider for planning an unforgettable trip. When it comes to setting up your vacaciones in Spanish, there’s useful vocabulary and phrases that will come in handy. Let ‘s take a look!

Spanish Vacation Terms and Phrases

You may discuss going on a holiday in Spanish in various ways. The following forms referencing your vacaciones in Spanish are widely understood. 

They’re the first thing you should learn before going on the trip of a lifetime. Check out these frequently used phrases about traveling in Spanish.

Voy a vacacionar en un crucero. I’m vacationing on a cruise. 

Me quiero ir de vacaciones. I want to go on vacation.

Voy a viajar a Guatemala. I’m traveling to Guatemala.

Voy a hacer un viaje a México. I’m taking a trip to Mexico.

Pasaré las vacaciones en España. I’m going to spend the holidays in Spain.

Talking About Your Plans

Whether you’re planning everything on your own or you want a travel agent to set everything up, these useful phrases come in handy for you to elaborate on what you’re planning and want to do during your vacaciones in Spanish. 

Necesito ayuda planeando mis vacaciones. I need help planning my vacation. 

Yo quiero hacer un viaje. I want to take a trip.

Yo quiero visitar…(ciudad, país, o destino). I want to visit… (city, country, or destination).

Quiero viajar en avión. I want to travel by plane.

Me quiero hospedar en hotel. I want to stay in a hotel.

Yo necesito ayuda planeando mi viaje. I need help planning my trip. 

Voy a viajar por quince días. I’m traveling for fifteen days. 

Yo necesito tramitar mi visa. I need to process my visa.

Quiero tomar un crucero con todo incluido.  I want to take an all-inclusive cruise.

Estoy viajando con mi familia / amigos. I’m traveling with my family / friends. 

Me quiero ir de luna de miel. I want to go on my honeymoon. 

Tengo un presupuesto limitado para mis vacaciones. I have a limited budget for my vacation.

Necesito una reserva de hotel. I need a hotel reservation.

Necesito ayuda reservando mis boletos de avión. I need help booking my plane tickets. 

Estoy buscando un seguro de viaje. I’m looking for travel insurance.

Necesito alquilar un carro / coche. I need to rent a car.

Tengo que empacar mi maleta.  I have to pack my bag.

Quiero viajar en tren. I want to travel by train.

Quiero conocer todos los lugares posibles. I want to go to as many places as possible.

Mi viaje es para ir de compras y divertirme. My trip is for shopping and having fun.

Quiero viajar por estudios. I want to travel and study.

Mi viaje es para aprender historia. My trip is for learning history. 

Quiero hacer actividades en la naturaleza y al aire libre.  I want to do nature and outdoors activities. 

Me voy a otro país a un intercambio estudiantil.  I’m going to another country on a student exchange. 

Getting Around and Enjoying your Vacation

So you’ve laid out what you’re going to do, and you make it to the airport. Your vacaciones are about to begin! 

Knowing how to communicate the expectations for your vacaciones in Spanish is crucial! Let’s dive deep into the vocabulary and phrases to guarantee your vacation goes smoothly.

From the Airport to the Plane, Car, or Train

Here are some other phrases that will come in handy during the process of reaching your destination:

Quisiera chequear mi maleta. I would like to check my bags.

¿Cuál es la hora de llegada? At what time are we arriving?

Necesito cambiar de asiento por favor. I need to change seats please.

Tengo que imprimir mi pase de abordar. I need to print my boarding pass.

¿Me podrían subir de categoría? Can I get an upgrade?

Soy viajero frecuente. I’m a frequent flyer. 

Me mareo en el avión. I get motion sickness on planes.

Experiencing your Vacaciones in Spanish

You’ve made it to your destination and it’s time for you to fully enjoy your holiday. It’s okay if you just want to sit back and relax or maybe you want to go for a fast-paced vacation. These useful words will have you moving around like a local and discovering as much as you like. 

Phrases for Making the Most of Your Vacation

Let’s look at some phrases and sentences you can use in action throughout your vacation. These’ll be of great use for communicating any request or need you may have during your vacaciones in a Spanish-speaking country. 

Quiero ir a tomar algunas fotos. I want to go take some photos.

Voy a tomar una excursión. I’m going on a tour. 

Necesito cambiar dinero. I need to exchange money. 

Quiero visitar la playa. I want to visit the beach.

Quiero hacer una reservación para cenar. I want to make a dinner reservation.

Me quedaré en el hotel. I’m staying at the hotel.

Quiero ir a visitar los lugares turísticos. I want to go sightseeing.

Quiero aprender a bucear. I want to learn scuba diving. 

Soy vegetariana / vegana. I’m vegetarian / vegan.

Soy alérgica a… I’m allergic to…

Me gusta hacer senderismo. I like to hike. 

Quiero subir un volcán. I want to climb a volcano.

Me gustaría salir a caminar. I’d like to go for a walk. 

Quiero hacer kayak / rafting. I want to go kayaking / rafting. 

Disculpe, ¿dónde queda…? Excuse me, where’s the … located?

Necesito direcciones por favor. I need directions please. 

Quiero conocer gente. I want to meet new people. 

Voy a tomar un taxi / bus. I’m taking a taxi / bus.

¿A qué hora empieza el tour? At what time does the tour begin?

¿Qué debo llevar en el tour? What should I take on the tour?

Estoy de vacaciones. I’m on vacation. 

Remembering your Vacaciones in Spanish

If you’ve made it to this point, it means you’re ready to share with your loved ones the many experiences and lessons learned from the true wanderlust of venturing to a new destination. Use these phrases to discuss your vacaciones in Spanish, what you liked, disliked, the best venues, and useful tips you picked up!

Tengo que desempacar mis maletas. I need to unpack my bags.

Mis vacaciones fueron increíbles. My vacation was incredible. 

Mis amigos y yo la pasamos muy bien. My friends and I had a great time.

Me perdí en algunos lugares pero pedí direcciones y todo salió bien. I got lost in some places, but I asked for directions and things worked out.

Tome muchísimas fotos y videos. I took many photos and videos.

Mi lugar favorito fue… My favorite place was…

El hotel era muy bonito y cómodo. The hotel was quite nice and comfortable. 

La comida más rica que probé fue… The food I liked the most was…

Mi vuelo aterrizó a tiempo.  My flight landed on time.

No me gustó… I didn’t like…

Conocí a muchas personas. I met many people.

Me dieron la bienvenida muy amablemente. They welcomed me very kindly. 

Te traje un recuerdo especial. I brought you a special souvenir. 

Aprendí nuevas cosas. I learned new things. 

Te recomiendo visitar… I recommend you visit…

Necesito un descanso después de esas vacaciones. I need a break after that vacation. 

No puedo esperar a mis próximas vacaciones. I can’t wait for my next vacation. 

Time to Practice (Even if you’re not on Vacation)!

How are you feeling after studying these phrases and new vocabulary? ¿Estás listo para irte de vacaciones?

Now you have the necessary knowledge and basics for planning, enjoying, and remembering your vacaciones in Spanish. Whether your trip has already happened or you’re setting it up for the future, I hope you come back to this blog post to expand your vocabulary and take your conversational skills to the next level.

If you’re ready for a one-on-one conversation about your vacation, sign up for a free class with us at Homeschool Spanish Academy. Our professional, native Spanish-speaking teachers from Guatemala will improve your fluency and have you talking about your vacations and memories like a pro. 

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Ancient treasure: 2,000-year-old wine found in Spanish tomb

S cientists have confirmed that the liquid found in a tomb is the oldest preserved liquid wine. However, in the 2,000-year-old glass amphora, they found not only grape "juice."

The oldest preserved wine is 2,000 years old. The bottle was discovered in 2019 in the Andalusian city of Carmona during a home renovation. A Spanish family unexpectedly discovered an extraordinarily well-preserved Roman necropolis beneath their property.

The oldest bottle of wine is 2,000 years old

According to a recently published study in the "Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports," the tomb dates from the first half of the first century AD, containing eight niches carved into the walls. Inside the ancient tomb, the world's oldest preserved wine still in liquid form was found. The once-white wine has turned a reddish-brown color over the centuries.

The oldest wine contains human remains

No one can verify whether the saying, "the older the wine, the better," holds after 2,000 years. In almost one and a third gallons of reddish liquid, there were cremated man's bones and a gold ring. Considering the religious significance of wine in the ancient Roman world, where it was highly symbolic and closely related to funeral rituals, this discovery was not surprising to historians.

Before this discovery in Carmona, the oldest known wine preserved in liquid form was a bottle unearthed from a Roman tomb near the German city of Speyer in 1867. Dated between 325 and 350 AD, it is the oldest known unopened bottle of wine . Since its discovery, it has been displayed at the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer.

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U.S. military members discuss seeking conscientious objector status over support of Israel in Gaza

The death of 6-year-old Hind Rajab in February after she was trapped under Israeli fire in Gaza sparked international condemnation — and for Larry Hebert Jr., an active duty U.S. airman, the incident accelerated his decision to seek conscientious objector status from the U.S. military .

“She looks almost just like my daughter, and that was something that was extremely hard to grasp, is that all these children that have aspirations and dreams and lives that many of us are living and want, and it’s wholly unjustified to support what’s happening,” said Hebert, who told NBC News in an interview that he worked directly on a U.S. operation to provide weapons sales to Israel.

After witnessing footage of death and destruction in Gaza, senior U.S. Airman Juan Bettancourt said he could no longer ignore the U.S. government’s role in the war, including its supply of weapons, diplomatic coverage and intelligence.

“I see the slaughter of thousands of innocent civilians,” Bettancourt said during an interview in San Antonio, Texas, “all while the world watches through their smartphones.”

A new phase in the long-simmering Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on Oct. 7 last year, after armed militants surged across the border from the Gaza Strip into Israel, a close U.S. ally, and began a devastating massacre that killed 1,200 people and took 240 hostages. Israel's retaliatory military assault has heightened calls for a cease-fire amid a spiraling civilian death toll that local authorities say has claimed the lives of more than 37,000 Palestinians.

Hebert, who enlisted six years ago and is based in Rota, Spain, and Bettancourt are both in the U.S. Air Force and are currently requesting to become conscientious objectors over the United States support of Israel, a decision they said was emboldened by the ongoing war in Gaza. The service members made clear that these were their personal views and chose not to appear in uniform when they sat down for an interview with NBC News' "Nightly News" to emphasize that they were not speaking on behalf of the Air Force.

Hebert and Bettancourt, who enlisted in 2022, said the scale of atrocities pushed them to question their participation in a military system that they believe is helping to perpetuate the heavy death toll. Both referred to Israel’s attack on Gaza as “genocide” and said footage coming out of the region is weighing not only on them but many Americans.

At home, President Joe Biden has faced political pressure over Washington’s support for Israel, this week rejecting an accusation from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that it has been “withholding weapons and ammunition” in recent months. The families of hostages taken by Hamas militants have also shared video of their abductions.

But it is the scenes from Gaza that have proliferated on social media platforms that have made the realities of war impossible to ignore, Bettancourt said.

He explained that witnessing the devastation up close became “a detonating factor” in his own decision to become a conscientious objector. He said he is far from alone in feeling this way.

“I sure hope that our leaders see that the war crimes taking place, the thousands of videos of maimed children coming into our phones, are changing the conscience of the American people, both within and outside of the military,” he said.

For Bettancourt, a turning point was the death this year of 25-year-old U.S. Air Force member Aaron Bushnell who set himself on fire outside Israel’s embassy in Washington in an apparent protest of the war.

“It was such a desperate act,” he said. When there was no mention of the war at Bushnell’s memorial, or why the service member had set himself ablaze, Bettancourt said he felt a duty to him "to leave a small Palestinian flag in his vigil table."

Bettancourt's application to file for conscientious objector status is still underway. But he said he could no longer in good conscience continue to serve an administration that he believes is violating U.S. and international law, he explained.

It’s a process that takes time, and he is still completing the package of six essays in which he must explain and justify his beliefs. “From there, it goes up my leadership all the way to the secretary of the Air Force," he explained. "So far, my leadership has been understanding and accommodating to my conscience.”

Requests for conscientious objector status are handled by senior Pentagon officials. When granted, most servicemembers are given an honorable or general discharge and can continue receiving their benefits. But the requests are decided on a case-by-case basis.

The Air Force said it has acted on 36 conscientious objector applications since the beginning of 2021. Of those requests, 29 were granted.

By coming forward, Bettancourt and Hebert said they hoped to help sway U.S. policy away from support for Israel amid the war.

“One specific value that they try to instill in us is integrity,” Hebert said. “And the Air Force describes us as doing the right thing when nobody’s watching. For me, I think a lot of us are doing the wrong thing while everyone is watching.”

Katherine Doyle is a White House reporter for NBC News.

Courtney Kube is a correspondent covering national security and the military for the NBC News Investigative Unit.

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171,000 Traveled for Abortions Last Year. See Where They Went.

By Molly Cook Escobar ,  Amy Schoenfeld Walker ,  Allison McCann ,  Scott Reinhard and Helmuth Rosales

Source: The Guttmacher Institute

Orange states had a total or six-week ban in 2023.

More than 14,000 Texas patients crossed the border into New Mexico for an abortion last year. An additional 16,000 left Southern states bound for Illinois. And nearly 12,000 more traveled north from South Carolina and Georgia to North Carolina.

These were among the more than 171,000 patients who traveled for an abortion in 2023, new estimates show , demonstrating both the upheaval in access since the overturn of Roe v. Wade and the limits of state bans to stop the procedure. The data also highlights the unsettled nature of an issue that will test politicians up and down the ballot in November.

Out-of-state travel for abortions — either to have a procedure or obtain abortion pills — more than doubled in 2023 compared with 2019, and made up nearly a fifth of recorded abortions. On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected a case that would have sharply curtailed access to medication abortion, allowing the pills to remain available to patients traveling from states with bans.

Where patients traveled for abortions

Number of patients

171,300 patients traveled

Total or six-week abortion ban in 2023

73,100 patients traveled

Source: Guttmacher Institute

Note: Map reflects abortion laws as of Dec. 31, except in Wisconsin, where a ban was in place for a majority of the year. Routes with fewer than 100 patients are not shown.

Most traveling patients went to the next closest state that allowed abortions. But those in the South, where 13 states banned or restricted the procedure, had to go farther.

One traveler was a 24-year-old woman from Columbus, Ga., who asked to be identified by only her first initial, A. She flew to New York City last summer after discovering she was past six weeks of pregnancy, when Georgia no longer allows abortion.

She decided to travel over a weekend instead of self-managing with pills at home. “I had to go back to work on Monday,” she said. “I just didn’t have that kind of time.”

Texas, the largest state to ban abortion, had the most residents travel across state lines for the procedure, the data shows.

An exodus from Texas

35,500 Texas patients traveled

2,400 Texas patients traveled

Note: Routes with fewer than 100 patients are not shown.

On the receiving end, nowhere saw more out-of-state patients — and from more states — than Illinois.

An island of access in the Midwest

37,300 patients traveled to Illinois

8,500 patients traveled to Illinois

People in states where the procedure remained legal also traveled for abortions, sometimes because the closest clinic was across state lines or the influx of out-of-state patients made appointments scarce. The data shows that abortions rose in nearly every state where they remained legal.

Many traveling patients faced multiday trips, lost income and child care costs. Some patients were unable to travel. Earlier research found that in the first half of 2023, almost a quarter of women living in states with near-total bans — who may have otherwise sought an abortion — did not get one.

“Abortion is one of the most common procedures in medicine,” said Amy Hagstrom Miller, the founder of Whole Woman’s Health, which runs clinics in Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico and Virginia.

“We’re having people travel hundreds or thousands of miles for a procedure that typically takes less than 10 minutes and can be done in a doctor’s office setting,” she said. “Nobody does that for any other medical procedure.”

The new estimates of resident and out-of-state abortions come from the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, and they offer the first detailed picture of the interstate travelers who helped push the number of abortions nationwide to a high in 2023. The researchers surveyed a sample of clinics in each state where abortion remained legal to estimate the number of abortions.

For some anti-abortion groups, the feeling of victory after the overturn of Roe has been dimmed by the number of people circumventing abortion bans — and the lack of political will to address the issue in an election year.

“We’re agitating some of the Republicans who would be very comfortable spiking the football, patting themselves on the back, running for re-election, and then focusing on other issues that they’re more interested in,” said John Seago, the president of Texas Right to Life.

“We’ve never had a sense of finality. We’ve only seen the other side escalate their efforts to promote abortion,” he added.

Change in abortions by state

Note: No data was collected from 13 states that had near-total abortion bans for all of 2023. A ban was in place in Wisconsin for a majority of the year.

The availability of abortion pills has significantly blunted the impact of many state bans. But some patients still must travel to see a provider because of a medical condition or how far along they are in pregnancy. Others simply prefer it.

“I didn’t want the pills to get delivered to my school,” said Mia, 20, a college student in Houston who asked to be identified by only her first name. Instead, last August, she drove 12 hours to an Albuquerque clinic. “In case anything went wrong, I didn’t know if I could go to a hospital,” she said. “I figured it would be best to go in person and that way I’d know that it was taken care of.”

The clinic covered the procedure’s cost, but Mia paid around $500 for gas, two nights at an Airbnb and Uber rides to get to and from her appointment.

The explosion of out-of-state travel has been met with support from abortion clinics and abortion funds, which expanded access to services and financial support for patients.

“Now we have places where people who’ve been driving all night can nap in our clinics,” said Ms. Hagstrom Miller. “We have couches. We have waiting rooms specifically for children, with toys. We bring in sandwiches and food.”

States with liberal abortion laws have also played a significant role.

“It looks like the protective policies that the states are enacting do matter,” said Kelly Baden, the vice president for public policy at the Guttmacher Institute. “But we should not be normalizing the reliance on networks of volunteers and donations.”

Illinois has invested upwards of $23 million into expanding abortion access and reproductive health care since 2022. Providers in the state have extended clinic hours and increased staffing and the availability of hospital-based abortion care .

“Things are running along very smoothly,” said Dr. Allison Cowett, the medical director at Family Planning Associates, a Chicago clinic whose patient volume has doubled since 2018. “We’ve caught up to the speed of things. This is our new normal.”

The Chicago Abortion Fund provides, on average, about $880 to each patient seeking an abortion in Illinois, up from around $545 in 2022, thanks to donations and city and state grants .

“It still feels precarious — you don’t know when the priority of a single institution or a single foundation will change,” said Megan Jeyifo, the fund’s executive director.

Despite restrictions, patients traveled across the Southeast

12-week ban

Six-week bans

15-week ban in 2023

Note: Routes shown are for patients traveling into and out of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. Routes with fewer than 100 patients are not shown.

In Florida, the fight over abortion restrictions is far from over, with consequences for women across the South. The state had an 18 percent rise in abortions last year, including nearly 10,000 out-of-state patients.

A six-week ban that took effect in May has already upended those patterns, and advocates are asking voters to preserve abortion rights in the state’s Constitution in November.

For now, the closest state offering abortions later than six weeks in pregnancy is North Carolina, which requires counseling and a 72-hour waiting period.

“It’s a logistical nightmare,” said Kelly Flynn, the chief executive of A Woman’s Choice, which has clinics in Florida, North Carolina and Virginia. To save patients two trips out of Florida, physicians at her Florida clinic are licensed in North Carolina so that they can perform the mandatory counseling before the patient travels north.

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